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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. @¶#¤=\=~¨¨
,,«\†%&@## ##@&%†\«,,
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.,,»*=$§## the pool lies in a small meteorite ##§$=*»,,.
¨,~;*%¤@@# 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. ###&%*/~^.
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.,-†**§¶## and.then¨the¨pool,announces,itself ##¶§**†-,.
.¨,=/%&§#@ to¨them,-.sudden¨-.thoughts,of¨ @#§&%/=,¨.
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,¨,=;%*&#@ ««-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, ##@££%:~,.
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¨.»^=$#### now the reach of the pool has widened. ####$=^».¨
,,,=^*¤&#@ now its wolves see further. @#&¤*^=,,,
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