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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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¨,»~-\*$&#   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   #&$*\-~»,¨
.,~††%£###  THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS   ###£%††~,.
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.,~^:/%¤¤¶    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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¨^»**%§¶##   CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE  ##¶§%**»^¨
,»^*&#£### LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS,  ###£#&*^»,
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.-«;%*####     TO,THEM.-¨SUDDEN,.,THOUGHTS,OF.      ####*%;«-.
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,¨..¨~~=$£   INTO*THE*POOL,=THEIR*THIRST*FLARING*   £$=~~¨..¨,
..,,,.†§¤@    %†%BRIGHT§-$¤A&SUDDEN£@AWARENESS#     @¤§†.,,,..
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¨^«;*££@##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##@££*;«^¨
.-=*£§@###       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        ###@§£*=-.
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