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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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¨,«:%*@###  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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¨,~^=†%%&£     ^SUDDEN=THOUGHTS=OF~~†CLIMBING†**    £&%%†=^~,¨
¨,~^**@@##   INTO=THE^POOL,%THEIR^THIRST%FLARING§   ##@@**^~,¨
.:«/%¤£@##     %†^BRIGHT=-%@A£SUDDEN££AWARENESS#    ##@£¤%/«:.
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..¨.«/¤£¤&  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  &¤£¤/«.¨..
¨,¨¨::»^†£       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        £†^»::¨¨,¨
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