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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, ¨&&&¨¨&¨¨¨
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#.@&§.@¨,¤ 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. ¤,,¤¨,@§,¨
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,@#¤¨#@,,§ AND¨THEN,THE.POOL.ANNOUNCES,ITSELF ¨§§@,£@£¤#
@£¨,£#.£,# TO,THEM.-¨SUDDEN.~,THOUGHTS¨OF, ,£¨,§@.,¨¨
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¤#@¤§£#,,, ~~~THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING;THEM=-**: .#¨§@£##¨,
£,,¨,.,£.¨ ;SUDDEN*THOUGHTS:OF=«\CLIMBING=%^ .&&£.,¨¨@.
§§.¨,¨¨@§. INTO$THE=POOL,%THEIR=THIRST=FLARING% ¨@.,£.¨,&&
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&¨#,¤,¨&¨¨ #&OF£THE#WAY#HOME#£TO£THE@TIME#FROM@£ ,£@§.&&§&,
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,,,,¨.#¤¨# #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS=KNOWLEDGE=« .&&,#,¤,.#
&,,.¨¨#,@¤ -»BEING - STOLEN «- FROM -~~ THEM. . @§¨¤@@@&¨¤
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¤,@.&.#¨.# AND, ¨,§&§¤££.,
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&.,,,.,¨¤@ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ,£¤£.,,¨@£
,@,..,,¨¤¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ¨§¨,@..¨§.
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