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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.    #@#¤§$==-¨
,¨.,.,†/£§   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   §£/†,.,.¨,
.,-/*&&#@#   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  #@#&&*/-,.
,¨.¨,-=*£§           UNDISTURBED BY WIND.           §£*=-,¨.¨,
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,,~=%§*¤¤¤     AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE     ¤¤¤*§%=~,,
,,«;/§%†$#  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.       #&@@$%^=,¨
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,~:*££@@##  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ##@@££*:~,
,,=:$&&#@#  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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.,«;^%@@##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##@@%^;«,.
.^~\*†@##¤        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ¤##@†*\~^.
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