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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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,¨¨¨,^-†§%     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.       $**»..¨,¨,
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¨,.-~:%@##  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ##@%:~-.,¨
,¨:=^%$#£#  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^   ¤¤=^=:...,
¨¨,:-=^*¤¶    §†%BRIGHT=-**A$SUDDEN*&AWARENESS#     ¶¤*^=-:,¨¨
..-~*%%§## #£OF*£EXACTLY@@HOW§THEY£HAD@TRAVELED,£#  ##§%%*~-..
.:»*§£¤###   #&OF@THE@WAY#HOME#@TO#THE#TIME@FROM¶#  ###¤£§*»:.
.,,«^*£¤¶#   #@WHERE#THEY#CAME,######@AND#THEN@###  #¶¤£*^«,,.
,.,,-;%£@#   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS^KNOWLEDGE;»   #@£%;-,,.,
¨..¨.-*=*@   ~~BEING » STOLEN =« FROM -»- THEM. ,   @*=*-.¨..¨
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,,.,~†§£#£                   AND,                   £#£§†~,.,,
¨,^»=*$#£#                                          #£#$*=»^,¨
,~»=%&£@##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##@£&%=»~,
..,»^†$#£#       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        #£#$†^»,..
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