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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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##@$%\«~,.    THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE    .,~«\%$@##
###@£§\»^,   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.       .,-*=£§###
##@%%:«,,¨       ,      «    »            . ¨       ¨,,«:%%@##
##@§¤=\=..    AND.THEN,THE,POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    ..=\=¤§@##
##££†\~^¨¨     TO,THEM,-,SUDDEN,,,THOUGHTS¨OF¨      ¨¨^~\†££##
###¤&%^=,.    ,^=DARK=WOLVES~.CLIMBING~OUT^OF:~^=   .,=^%&¤###
##¤£$=~^,¨    »--THE»POOL,-SURROUNDING=THEM†-:\/    ¨,^~=$£¤##
##@&&=\«.,     *SUDDEN*THOUGHTS†OF«=^CLIMBING;%†    ,.«\=&&@##
##£%§;=^¨,   INTO§THE=POOL,%THEIR^THIRST^FLARING†   ,¨^=;§%£##
###@$%:~.,     $$%BRIGHT§-§£A%SUDDEN£¤AWARENESS#    ,.~:%$@###
##§%=;~.,¨  #%OF£#EXACTLY£@HOW@THEY#HAD#TRAVELED,*# ¨,.~;=%§##
##@&%=^~~.   #£OF¤THE#WAY¶HOME#@TO£THE#TIME#FROM£#  .~~^=%&@##
##@$=/~^¨.  #@WHERE#THEY@CAME,####@##AND#THEN@###   .¨^~/=$@##
###££^*»^¨   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS^KNOWLEDGE†«   ¨^»*^££###
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##@@%*^~-¨                   AND,                   ¨-~^*%@@##
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###£**\~-.  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  .-~\**£###
#@#$$/=,.,        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ,.,=/$$#@#
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