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¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨ = BRANCHED WAY BACK = ¤¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨
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¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¤
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..¨¨&#&,,. 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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§§¨¨..&¨.£ 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. ,.&¨¤¤¨¨¤.
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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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,,,,.¨§§§¨ 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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