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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. .¤.&,#¨¨&¨
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.&.§.£,¨&¨ AND¨THEN,THE¨POOL¨ANNOUNCES.ITSELF .§¨&,@¨¨#¨
##.¤,#.£¤. TO,THEM.-.SUDDEN.~¨THOUGHTS,OF, .&¨£,#¨§@.
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,£.#.@..¤. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .£.¤,£.¨§¨
¤§,@,&,&§, NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ,@.¤,§¨£&,
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