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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, ,@,,@,@,@,
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&,§&,#¨£.@ 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. ,§¨¨¤,§¨¤¨
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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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§¨.@¨@¨@¨. AND¨THEN¨THE¨POOL¨ANNOUNCES,ITSELF ,#,¨&.#¨&¨
¤¨&#¨§.#,¤ TO¨THEM,-¨SUDDEN...THOUGHTS.OF, .£¨¤#,#.§¨
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§¨¤¤,£¨#,£ «=~THE»POOL,~SURROUNDING=THEM\-=†= .@¨#§¨¤.@.
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¤¨#¤.@¨£.£ INTO$THE=POOL,*THEIR§THIRST§FLARING$ ¨@,#@,&¨@,
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§¨,@¨&.§¨. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .#¨,&¨§,¤¨
£.§£.&.¤.@ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ,&,#@.#¨£,
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