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,-«;%$£££#         ; THE WOLF POOL EXISTS ;         #£££$%;«-,
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,-«;%$£@##         ;  BRANCHED WAY BACK   ;         ##@£$%;«-,
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,,,,,«;%££         ;  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 ##£§&*;~,,
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,,~\§&&###  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ###&&§\~,,
.,,~-*%§%@        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       @%§%*-~,,.
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