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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,   ##£*^:-,¨.
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,,-=†**¤@#  ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND.   #@¤**†=-,,
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,,~~=§*#@#     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     #@#*§=~~,,
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¨¨.,~:*%##    IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.   ##%*:~,.¨¨
¨.~»\%§§##   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   ##§§%\»~.¨
.,~\§*&@##  THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS   ##@&*§\~,.
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.,:«/%§@##    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    ##@§%/«:,.
..=/§%@###    GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO   ###@%§/=..
.,,~^$£¤@# NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON  #@¤£$^~,,.
¨,,.«=^§&#   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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.^«=%*@###     †SUDDEN\THOUGHTS^OF«=;CLIMBING*§*    ###@*%=«^.
,.,~:*£§@#   INTO^THE\POOL,*THEIR§THIRST%FLARING^   #@§£*:~,.,
,..,~/†&§@     *§^BRIGHT%-*£A@SUDDEN%*AWARENESS#    @§&†/~,..,
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,,,==$%§@#   ««BEING - STOLEN =~ FROM -»~ THEM. ¨   #@§%$==,,,
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,,-†*&¤###  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ###¤&*†-,,
¨.~=\§@&@#       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        #@&@§\=~.¨
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