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.--†*£¤¶@# COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL,  #@¶¤£*†--.
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.,¨:~:$*@¶     MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE     ¶@*$:~:¨,.
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,,=*%@####    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    ####@%*=,,
,,¨.,=~%$@   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    @$%~=,.¨,,
.,~†%$&###  NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ###&$%†~,.
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.-=^†@¤###    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    ###¤@†^=-.
.,«\$£££#@       LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.      @#£££$\«,.
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,:-/^%§#@# HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO  #@#§%^/-:,
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.,~\=$§£#@  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, @#£§$=\~,.
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.^»/=¤£¶##   INTO%THE/POOL,*THEIR*THIRST§FLARING$   ##¶£¤=/»^.
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,,,,.¨«†£&  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  &£†«¨.,,,,
..,.=;*$%@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @%$*;=.,..
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