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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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†~:¨,¨.,,. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND .,,.¨,¨:~†
%/~-,¨¨¨., ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ,.¨¨¨,-~/%
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@#%$\~,.,, IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ,,.,~\$%#@
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,..¨¨,.¨.. 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, ,.¨¨.¨,~~†
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