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