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,,¨,....¨, 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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¨,¨¨.¨,-~/ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE /~-,¨.¨¨,¨
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¨,¨.,..¨¨, LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. ,¨¨..,.¨,¨
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