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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. #.#@.§@¨@,
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£.§¨¤¨@¨£, AND,THEN,THE¨POOL¨ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF @,§#¨&¤,#.
#.&,@,@¨£¨ TO.THEM,-.SUDDEN¨..THOUGHTS.OF¨ §.¨#¨¨£¨§,
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£,£,@.&.§. INTO%THE=POOL,§THEIR†THIRST*FLARING= #.,#,¨&¨&.
&.@¨£¨@.@. *^^BRIGHT*-$$A$SUDDEN§£AWARENESS# @.¤£.&§¨&.
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¤.&,£.@,#, ##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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