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&,&,&,&,,& ^ BRANCHED WAY BACK ^ &,&,&,&,&,
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&,&,&,&,&& COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, &,&,&,&,&,
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@.#,@,&.§& LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, @,@,¤,§¨&.
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£,&¨§,¤,#¤ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. #.#.§,&.@.
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@¨¤¨£¨#¨£¤ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. £¨§,@¨@.£,
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¤¨&¨¤,¤¨.£ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, @,@.§.§.¤.
#,¤,@,@¨#§ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE &.&,§¨§,£¨
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@,#¨@¨£,&@ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON £.@¨£.&,&.
§¨@.@,¤,.@ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO #.§.§,£¨&,
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&.£,@¨&,¨§ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, #,¤,¤¨£¨¤.
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