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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^         ^ In A Stale Timeline, ^         ^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^†         ^  Branched Way Back   ^         †^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^=^†££¶  Comprised Mostly Of Rock And Arid Soil, ¶££†^=^¨¨¨
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¨,¨,..~†*¤   Landscape, Searching For A Way Back,   ¤*†~..,¨,¨
¨..,¨¨^-†§  Finding Instead Only Stone And Dirt And §†-^¨¨,..¨
¨.¨¨¨¨¨~~*  Roots That Are As Hard As The Ground.   *~~¨¨¨¨¨.¨
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¨.¨¨..¨.¨,     And About To Find The Wolf pool.     ,¨.¨..¨¨.¨
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.,,,,.¨,¨¨   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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....,~;†&@ Explorers First Believe It To Be Water,  @&†;~,....
¨...«:%%£#    Which Is Something They All Desire    #£%%:«...¨
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¨.~†=££¶##  Notice That The Stars Do Not Reflect On ##¶££=†~.¨
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.¨...-\%@§       Lowers The Cup Into The Pool.      §@%\-...¨.
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,¨.,,¨,¨.,       Closer To Help Their,Friend.       ,.¨,¨,,.¨,
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,,..¨..¨¨,    And¨Then¨The.Pool.Announces.Itself    ,¨¨..¨..,,
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¨,.,¨.¨,,»  Now The Reach Of The Pool Has Widened.  »,,¨.¨,.,¨
,¨,...,¨¨:       Now Its Wolves See Further.        :¨¨,...,¨,
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