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¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨ ^ in a stale timeline, ^ #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ ^ branched way back ^ ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨ ^ when kirugu vargir ^ ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨## ^ was almost barren, ^ #¨##¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨## comprised mostly of rock and arid soil, ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
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§#¨,¨¤£#., finding instead only stone and dirt and ¨&§,¨,.,§,
@§¤,¨§.£&¨ roots that are as hard as the ground. .##¤¨,¨,¨.
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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 §¨¨¨¨,¨,.§
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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 &.§§¨¨,.¨¨
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§..¨,,.£¨¨ liquid flows into his mind. the others, &,.¨,,,¨£@
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¨¨.,¤&&.,¨ now its wolves see further. §,¨§,#&.,.
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