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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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¨,«**§#@##                   ¨#,                    ##@#§**«,¨
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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.      @#¤£^*=~,.
¨^«=%$¤¶##                                          ##¶¤$%=«^¨
,.-~=%££## 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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