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