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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 ¶£§%:\/~,,
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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. ##@#%%;»,.
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.,.,¨-»†£¶ AND,THEN¨THE,POOL.ANNOUNCES.ITSELF ¶£†»-¨,.,.
¨,~*†&£### TO¨THEM,-,SUDDEN¨-.THOUGHTS.OF, ###£&†*~,¨
.-«=^%@@## .--DARK~WOLVES«,CLIMBING.OUT.OF~-,= ##@@%^=«-.
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.,«†%@¶### INTO%THE=POOL,=THEIR§THIRST%FLARING† ###¶@%†«,.
.--=*¤#@@# ^*§BRIGHT$-^@A%SUDDEN%$AWARENESS# #@@#¤*=--.
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.~~\$$@£@@ #£OF#THE#WAY£HOME@£TO@THE£TIME£FROM¶£ @@£@$$\~~.
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,¨,.¨.**&& NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. &&**.¨.,¨,
.,=/*&#@## NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ##@#&*/=,.
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