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¨¨¨¨¨~:%@@ : 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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,.,,¨¨,;*@ 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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.,~†=%@##& IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. &##@%=†~,.
,,-/†$£### IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN ###£$†/-,,
.-«=$£§@## THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ##@§£$=«-.
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¨~~^^*¤@## EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ##@¤*^^~~¨
.,«:*@¤§¶@ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE @¶§¤@*:«,.
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.-»;*$#### NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ####$*;»-.
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.-«;*%#£## DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ##£#%*;«-.
.~»=*$#£#@ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. @#£#$*=»~.
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,,¨.,¨:;£@ 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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.,~\*¤¤¶@# NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. #@¶¤¤*\~,.
.^-\^£@@#@ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. @#@@£^\-^.
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