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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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