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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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##£¤=†«:¨.   Landscape, Searching For A Way Back,   .¨:«†=¤£##
@§¤*\--.¨, Finding Instead Only Stone And Dirt And  ,¨.--\*¤§@
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-,,¨,.¨,¨.   Impact Crater, Sixty Meters Across.    .¨,¨.,¨,,-
~,,,,,¨.¨,   It'S Surface Is Pitch Black And Even   ,¨.¨,,,,,~
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##&$*†=^¨¨    Which Is Something They All Desire    ¨¨^=†*$&##
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§$$\«^,,.,  Notice That The Stars Do Not Reflect On ,.,,^«\$$§
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†~~.,,¨¨.,       Lowers The Cup Into The Pool.      ,.¨¨,,.~~†
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,,¨.¨,¨,¨,   Close, And He Quickly Gives Up As The  ,¨,¨,¨.¨,,
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~~..¨¨,.¨,   « Not Understanding The»Danger, Move   ,¨.,¨¨..~~
\»-.¨.¨,¨¨       Closer To Help Their,Friend.       ¨¨,¨.¨.-»\
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#@#%=;~^,.        Now Its Wolves See Further.       .,^~;=%#@#
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