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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = 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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,.:-**%&@# LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, #@&%**-:.,
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,¨-»/$£¤¶# ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. #¶¤£$/»-¨,
....~*=¤## IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, ##¤=*~....
¨¨..~«†*&# AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. #&*†«~..¨¨
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.¨,,¨,,¨¨^ IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ^¨¨,,¨,,¨.
,,,¨¨¨¨,.¨ 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. ##¶@@^^-:.
,¨~»/^£&@# #@&£^/»~¨,
¨.,,~;%§@@ 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. :«,¨..¨,,.
.¨,¨,¨.¨:= , ~ - , . =:¨.¨,¨,¨.
,¨¨,,,.¨.: AND.THEN.THE.POOL¨ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF :.¨.,,,¨¨,
,,..,..,.¨ TO¨THEM,-¨SUDDEN¨,,THOUGHTS.OF¨ ¨.,..,..,,
,..,,¨,¨¨. ¨,«DARK»WOLVES~.CLIMBING.OUT,OF,,^» .¨¨,¨,,..,
¨...,¨..,, =~~THE»POOL,~SURROUNDING^THEM^-^\/ ,,..¨,...¨
,¨,¨¨,.¨.. *SUDDEN=THOUGHTS/OF~-;CLIMBING\*% ..¨.,¨¨,¨,
.¨..¨..,.¨ INTO^THE;POOL,^THEIR§THIRST*FLARING% ¨.,..¨..¨.
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.,.,,«=^§@ -«BEING ~ STOLEN -~ FROM «== THEM. ¨ @§^=«,,.,.
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¨¨¨¨,¨¨:=; NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ;=:¨¨,¨¨¨¨
,..¨¨¨,,.« NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. «.,,¨¨¨..,
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