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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, §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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¤.¨¨.@#§,. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND @¨¤@¨¤#¤¨,
¤,¨¨§,,¤¨, ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. £#¨£§¨,£.£
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§.§,¤§,§.£ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. #,§#££¨,#@
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§.,.£¨§§¨, IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. §.,#,§¤.@£
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£.,&,.@.@& GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO @.£.¨§,,&,
£¨§&,#¤§¨£ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON £¤@¨£¤,£¤§
¤¤¨#&¨.§£, ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ,.@£.#&.¨,
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