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,,«:†$£¶@#         : THE WOLF POOL EXISTS :         #@¶£$†:«,,
,«:†$£¶@##         : IN A STALE TIMELINE, :         ##@¶£$†:«,
,,«:†$£¶@#         :  BRANCHED WAY BACK   :         #@¶£$†:«,,
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,,,,«:†$£¶         :  WAS ALMOST BARREN,  :         ¶£$†:«,,,,
,,,«:†$£¶@  COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, @¶£$†:«,,,
,,«:†$£¶@#  AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW,  #@¶£$†:«,,
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,«:=*&@### NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON  ###@&*=:«,
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¨,.~*=&£##    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    ##£&=*~.,¨
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.,~/*%@#@# HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO  #@#@%*/~,.
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,,-^*£¤¶@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@¶¤£*^-,,
,¨¨~*=$§##       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        ##§$=*~¨¨,
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