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&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ^ IN A STALE TIMELINE, ^ ¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ^ BRANCHED WAY BACK ^ ¨&&¨&&¨&¨&
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&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ^ 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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#.§,&,§¨#, 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 ¨§@¨@&,£,#
£.@¨§,#¨@. UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ..£..#,£..
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§,#.@¨@.&, 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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§,#,§,¤.§. 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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&¨#,£¨@¨£¨ TO.THEM.-¨SUDDEN.^,THOUGHTS,OF. ,,¤¨,@,£,.
@.#.¤.§¨&, ¨:«DARK~WOLVES~.CLIMBING,OUT~OF^:,« .§@¨#£,¤¨#
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£.&.§¨§,§. /SUDDEN;THOUGHTS:OF=-*CLIMBING/%% ,§#¨¤£¨@.#
§,¤¨@,@.@. INTO$THE;POOL,*THEIR*THIRST*FLARING$ ¨,£,.£.¤¨¨
¤.§¨@,@,@. §*§BRIGHT%-†£A@SUDDEN¤&AWARENESS# .&#,#£¨§¨&
#.£¨@¨&¨@¨ #&OF&¤EXACTLY##HOW§THEY&HAD@TRAVELED,%# ,,§¨¨¤¨&..
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§¨@.&¨§.#, ¨¨&,.#¨@,¨
¤¨@¨¤.@.#. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .@#.#§,#.&
£¨£,£.¤,&. NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ¨¨#,,&,&¨,
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