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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.       ##@@%^†»,,
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¨¨,:-==£&@  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,                   ¤%\-,,,.¨,
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..,,»;†*@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@*†;»,,..
.,,»=*¤££#       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        #££¤*=»,,.
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