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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  ,&,¤.&¨&.#
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.§.&.@¨&¨&   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   ¨#.#.£¨£¨&
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.§¨£¨§.#,@    Greatly At This Point. They Fail To   ,#.§.£.§,¤
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.&,#,£,&,§    Drink, Forms A Cup With His Hands,    .§.@.¤¨£.#
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.#.@¨£.£,#   « Not Understanding The~Danger, Move   ,£,¤.¤¨¤¨£
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.¤.§.§.&¨£  Now The Reach Of The Pool Has Widened.  .&.#,&,¤¨&
¨§¨@¨¤¨@¨¤        Now Its Wolves See Further.       .£¨§,§.§,£
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