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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... / $^/,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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,¨¨,,..¨¨- MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE -¨¨..,,¨¨,
¨¨¨,..,¨.. LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, ..¨,..,¨¨¨
¨.¨.,..,,, FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND ,,,..,.¨.¨
,,,...,¨,, ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ,,¨,...,,,
¨¨¨,.,,.¨: IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, :¨.,,.,¨¨¨
,¨,,..¨,^= AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. =^,¨..,,¨,
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.¨¨.^$¤@## 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. ,,,...,,..
,.¨,,.¨.-/ /-.¨.,,¨.,
.,..,,.,== HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ==,.,,..,.
¨,.¨.,~†^§ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE §^†~,.¨.,¨
¨,¨¨,^;$$£ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £$$;^,¨¨,¨
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...~†%%§#@ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR¨FRIEND. @#§%%†~...
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,¨¨.¨:=^¤§ \SUDDEN*THOUGHTS\OF=~:CLIMBING;*§ §¤^=:¨.¨¨,
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.,.¨¨.¨^;† §=%BRIGHT%-**A¤SUDDEN*&AWARENESS# †;^¨.¨¨.,.
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.:*%$&¶### NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ###¶&$%*:.
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