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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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¨¨¨,¨¨,~**   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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,.,,.,.«;%    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    %;«.,.,,.,
¨¨.¨,:=:%¤    GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO   ¤%:=:,¨.¨¨
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.,,..¨.¨¨-  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  -¨¨.¨..,,.
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