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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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¨&¨&&,¤¨§, 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 £¨@,#£,#¨&
.#¨¤@¨¤.§. 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. ¤,§¨.&¨&¨&
.§¨¨&¨§¨&¨ . - » ~ ¨ ¤,§.§#,§¨&
¨£¨##¨&.§. AND,THEN.THE,POOL.ANNOUNCES.ITSELF #.&,,&,£.@
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,&,¤¤,@¨#, .,~DARK=WOLVES-¨CLIMBING.OUT^OF~.-- §.&,.¤.¤.&
,¤.,§.#,@, ~»»THE~POOL,«SURROUNDING\THEM:-;\/ &,§¨¤@.¤¨#
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,£.,&,#.¤. INTO%THE;POOL,*THEIR§THIRST%FLARING% ¤¨@,#£.§,&
¨£.¤@¨¤¨¤. %^=BRIGHT^-%%A$SUDDEN*@AWARENESS# §,§,,&¨@,£
,@,¨#,&.§. #%OF$@EXACTLY£@HOW§THEY@HAD§TRAVELED,£# &.¤,@¤¨¤,§
.&¨¤£,#,¤, #£OF¤THE#WAY£HOME@@TO#THE@TIME@FROM#¶ @.&¨¨@,&¨@
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.@,¤@,&¨§. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §,@¨.&.@,¤
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