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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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..,,¨.,»/*  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.   @##*%\-^¨,
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¨.~~=%$&£@   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  @£&$%=~~.¨
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¨¨¨,¨,¨,,« EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER,  «,,¨,¨,¨¨¨
.,,¨.,,:~/    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    /~:,,.¨,,.
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¨¨,«^%§§¶@      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       @¶§§%^«,¨¨
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