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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, ##%;;=,,,,
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,.,,,,,†%§   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   §%†,,,,,.,
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¨:»\†%§£##   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    ##£§%†\»:¨
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,,~**££@##    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    ##@££**~,,
.-«=^%§###      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       ###§%^=«-.
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¨-«:**£@@# LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS,  #@@£**:«-¨
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,,:~^†*&§¤  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ¤§&*†^~:,,
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