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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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#¨&,&¨&.£, 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,%# £,¤¨¤.£,§¨
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@¨@.@.£.¤, #¶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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