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,&,&,&,&,& * 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 @,§£¨&.§.£
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,#.&.#.§,§ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ¤,,£.£¨@¨¤
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.@,§.£.¤.§ 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. ¤,¤&,@.§,¤
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,¤,@,#¨§.£ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS §,¤¤,£¨§,£
,§¨@.#.#¨¤ UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ¤¨.§¨&,§¨@
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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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.§¨£.@¨&.£ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE £,,#.¤¨¤.£
.¤¨#.§,£.¤ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ¤,§@¨£¨§.¤
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.&.&,§¨¤,@ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. &,§£,¤,@¨§
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,¤¨§.§,§.§ AND¨THEN,THE¨POOL.ANNOUNCES,ITSELF #.¤&,¤,£.£
.#.&.£,#,§ TO,THEM,-.SUDDEN.,¨THOUGHTS¨OF. §¨¨&.&,#.£
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