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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...     =         &.&.&.&.&.
&&.&.&.&.&         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         &.&.&.&.&.
¨#¨§,@.¤,&                                          §¨¤.#¨¤¨@¨
§@¨£.¤,&.&     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.     #¨&.£.&.&,
&@,@,¤,#.#                                          §,£.§¨#¨@.
.£,£¨¤,&,§                   .#,                    #,@,¤¨#¨£,
#@¨#,¤,&,£                                          @.¤¨&¨@,¤¨
.@,#¨§,¤,¤    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.      £¨§,¤¨@¨&.
.#,#,#,§.@                                          #,£¨§,#,&¨
¤§¨¤¨@,¤,# 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†«   #.§,£.&.§,
,£¨#¨¤¨§¨@   »»BEING ~ STOLEN ~- FROM ==» THEM. ¨   @¨#¨@¨¤.&,
&@.@¨&,&¨@          -- ,  =~~ ¨  =¨  ~«  -          #,§.¤.§¨§.
.@,£,£,@¨@    ,   ,.          ~                ¨    ¤,¤.&,¤,&.
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.@¨#.£.¤,§                                          #,#.#.@.¤.
&£.&¨#,#,£                   AND,                   #,&.@¨£.£¨
.#.§.§¨¤¨&                                          ¤.&¨£,£.&,
¤#,§¨@.#¨&  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  §¨¤¨§¨§,£.
,@,¤,¤.§¨&       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        £.£¨¤.#¨#,
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