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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, §,§,§§,§,§
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¨¨#,#,@.@. 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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.¨¤¨#.¤.#. IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. §,@¨¤#,£,@
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,,@.§¨£,¤¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS &,¤¨#§,#.£
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.¨#¨#.§¨#. 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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.#&,&,§¨@. 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, &.@,,¤,#.§
¨.@¨@.£¨&. .--DARK~WOLVES«,CLIMBING.OUT^OF:,^= @.@¨£§,¤.§
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,¨£¨&.#,&¨ \SUDDEN/THOUGHTS;OF»»/CLIMBING†*§ &¨@.#§.#.@
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,,£,£¨@,@¨ *†%BRIGHT$-=@A£SUDDEN$$AWARENESS# &,@¨#@,@¨£
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