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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,   $†^«.¨¨¨,¨
,,¨.~~^^&&     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     &&^^~~.¨,,
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.¨,-/*@&¶#    THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE    #¶&@*/-,¨.
.,,.«*^££#    IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.   #££^*«.,,.
,..,,»:*%@   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   @%*:»,,..,
,,,¨,:~/^£   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  £^/~:,¨,,,
,,..,~\^@#           UNDISTURBED BY WIND.           #@^\~,..,,
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,¨,,~/%%£@  EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, @£%%/~,,¨,
¨¨¨.^~;^$¤    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 @¤§$;«~.,.
,,,.-»\%&¤   CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE  ¤&%\»-.,,,
,.¨..:-=†£  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £†=-:..¨.,
¨..,,»==%£   ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE-DANGER, MOVE   £%==»,,..¨
,.,^»^†*#£       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR¨FRIEND.       £#*†^»^,.,
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..-~††@£#@     TO¨THEM.-,SUDDEN¨,,THOUGHTS,OF.      @#£@††~-..
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.¨,..=††$#    »--THE~POOL,=SURROUNDING^THEM\-==:    #$††=..,¨.
,,,.¨:»:§%     *SUDDEN:THOUGHTS:OF-«†CLIMBING/%†    %§:»:¨.,,,
,¨¨,,~^*£§   INTO%THE*POOL,*THEIR^THIRST*FLARING^   §£*^~,,¨¨,
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..,~/*%@#@  #%OF*@EXACTLY&#HOW§THEY#HAD£TRAVELED,¤# @#@%*/~,..
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,.¨...»;*£  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  £*;»...¨.,
,,¨.^«:*@@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @@*:«^.¨,,
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