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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, @.@.@@.@.@
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&,,£..§.¤. MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE @,¤,@&.£¨§
§.#£,#¤.#. LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, #.¤,¨&,&.,
¤..&¨¨§,¤. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND #¨#.#@,£,&
&,§&¨&£.¤. 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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@¨£¤,#¤.#¨ THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE &,§..&,&¨.
#¨,#.,¤,#. 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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£,#&¨&¤.¤. #$OF$§EXACTLY££HOW£THEY¤HAD&TRAVELED,%# #¨£¨,#.@¨¨
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#,¨¤¨.¤,&. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. @¨&.&#¨¤,£
£,§&.¤@¨£, NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. @.£.¨£,&¨,
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