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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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&¨£,£¨£¨.@ 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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#.¤¨@¨§,£& NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ,#,£¨#§,#,
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