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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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.¨.,.¨¨~~† †~~¨¨.,.¨.
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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 .¨..,..¨¨,
¨..¨.,,.¨, 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 $^:-:,,,,.
.¨..,«*†¤@ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, @¤†*«,..¨.
¨.¨^=\^&§£ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. £§&^\=^¨.¨
,,,~:*¤&#@ @#&¤*:~,,,
¨^~*§$#### 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. §^;-:¨¨...
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¨.¨¨.,¨¨., *SUDDEN*THOUGHTS/OF»»^CLIMBING/%* ,.¨¨,.¨¨.¨
¨¨.,¨.¨¨,. INTO*THE*POOL,§THEIR^THIRST%FLARING% .,¨¨.¨,.¨¨
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,..-»;=@&# NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. #&@=;»-..,
¨.,¨~~=*£& NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. &£*=~~¨,.¨
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