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@¨¨@¨@¨@@¨ ^ THE WOLF POOL EXISTS ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨¨@¨ ^ IN A STALE TIMELINE, ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@@¨ ^ BRANCHED WAY BACK ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨¨@¨ ^ WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@@¨ ^ WAS ALMOST BARREN, ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨¨@¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@@¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@¨¨@¨ ^ AT ALL... ^ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@,@@,@¨.@¨ @.§.§¨¤.@,
¤¨¨¤¨§.£#, MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE &¨¤¨@,§¨@¨
§¨@¤¨£,¨&. LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, #,£,&¨@¨#¨
@.¨£,§¨¤&. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND £.§.@,@.¤,
@¨&§,¤,¨@. ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. §.£.#,&.&.
£.¨§.£¨@#. IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, @¨£,&¨@¨#¨
@.¤&,¤,.£. AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ¤,&,&.¤.#,
@¨¨¤,£¨#£, §,§.&,£¨&.
&¨&¤¨¤.,&, ,#. £,@.¤,§,&,
&.¨#.#.§£, §.§,¤¨#,@.
§.&&¨¤..@¨ THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE #.¤,#¨§,§.
¤¨,&¨¤¨£&. IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. §¨¤¨£.&¨¤,
§.¤&,¤¨,¤. IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN @,§,&.#,§¨
£.¨¤¨£.#@¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS £¨§¨§¨¤,¤¨
§¨&¤¨&¨.¤, UNDISTURBED BY WIND. §,§,&.#,£.
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#.£¤¨#.,¤. ,#¨ #.£,&¨¤,¤¨
&,.¤.@.§§, #.¤¨@,§¨§.
§.¤£.£,¨&¨ AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE §¨¤.@,¤.&¨
£.,#¨¤,¤&, EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¤.#¨&¨&.§.
&,§@¨#,.&, WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE #.¤¨@¨&.&¨
£¨,§.#,#&. GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO §,£,§,#¨@¨
#.£&,@.¨¤. NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON #.£¨&¨§.@,
#..#¨¤.§&, ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO £.&¨¤,¤¨£,
§.#¤,&¨¨#. DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, @¨#,£¨§¨¤,
£¨¨@,£¨¤#. LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. §,&.¤¨¤¨@¨
@¨&£,¤..@, £¨#,£,#¨@,
&,,&¨@,@&. HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO #,§¨£,#,#,
§¨££,§¨.§¨ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE ¤,@.&,@,¤,
#¨¨¤,#¨&¤¨ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, &¨#,&¨&.@.
@,¤£,¤,,#, ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE-DANGER, MOVE §.¤,§,@.#¨
&,¨§.&.#£. CLOSER TO HELP THEIR¨FRIEND. ¤¨£,¤.#.¤.
§.§&¨§¨¨§. , ~ « . , #,¤.@¨&.£,
¤,¨§.@,£¤¨ AND¨THEN¨THE¨POOL,ANNOUNCES.ITSELF #¨¤.£¨@.@¨
¤¨&§.#.,@, TO¨THEM,-.SUDDEN,,¨THOUGHTS,OF¨ #.§.¤.£,&.
#..@,§¨##, .,=DARK-WOLVES=¨CLIMBING^OUT-OF,.,» £,@,&¨@¨¤¨
§.&&,¤¨.@. ==»THE«POOL,=SURROUNDING†THEM;-^*^ £,@¨£¨¤,&.
#.¨§¨#.#&, =SUDDEN*THOUGHTS\OF~~^CLIMBING*** §¨&,&¨¤.£,
@¨¤@.¤,,£¨ INTO*THE/POOL,%THEIR*THIRST§FLARING^ #¨£.@¨¤.¤¨
&.¨§.@,##¨ *§=BRIGHT§-=$A$SUDDEN$£AWARENESS# @,@¨@.&.@.
#¨££.&¨,§¨ #$OF§§EXACTLY@@HOW£THEY#HAD¤TRAVELED,*# &¨#.@.#¨&,
§..#.§,§&¨ #@OF&THE¶WAY@HOME#@TO£THE#TIME£FROM#@ §,¤.£¨§,§.
¤¨§#,§..&. #£WHERE@THEY#CAME,@#@@@@#AND@THEN#### ¤¨£,¤.£.§¨
¤.¨#.&¨@¤, #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS*KNOWLEDGE†~ £¨§,§,¤.@¨
&,&£,£..#¨ »»BEING = STOLEN -= FROM «~- THEM. ¨ #.#,¤¨£¨#.
&,.¤,£¨¤#, «» ¨ «~~ , -. .= ~ #.¤,#.#,¤¨
&,#¤.#.,£, ^ :: ^ . @¨#¨@.§,£¨
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§.#&,@¨.#, &¨¤¨§.&.§¨
¤¨,§.#¨¤§. AND, #¨£.£¨&¨@,
#¨££.@¨.§¨ @.#¨§¨¤,§¨
#.¨#.§.¤@, NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §,&¨#,§.§¨
§.¤&¨@,¨@¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. §.@,@.#.£¨
£¨¨¤¨&,£@¨ ¤,¤,£,§¨&.
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§.,§,£¨&£, #.£,#¨£.¤¨
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