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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. §.,§¨@¨£&,
.@¨#¨#.&¨# ¤¨§£,&,,&,
£&.&.#,§.¤ .#. &¨,£¨¤,§§.
¨§¨@.¤,&,§ §,&£¨#.¨¤.
£§¨#.@,#.¤ 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. ¤.,@.@,£#.
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¤£.£,¤,@,§ ~«-THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING\THEM†-;;* ¤¨,§,#,§£¨
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£#,#,£,#,§ &,.§,&,&&¨
¨£.£,¤.§¨& NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. @,§&.§,¨#¨
#¤,£.#,&¨§ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ¤,¨#,&¨#&¨
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