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¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨ : 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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@¨¤,#,¤,¤¨ 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. §.&,¤.@,¤.
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£.@¨§,£,§, :sudden;thoughts^of»-:climbing=†* &¨&¨¤.@,§¨
&.&¨¤¨#.¤, into^the†pool,%their=thirst§flaring* @¨§,#.¤¨&,
£,§.#,¤.§¨ **$bright=-^§a§sudden¤£awareness# @,&,@¨¤,£,
@¨&¨@¨¤,&, #¤of£¤exactly@£how¤they¤had&traveled,%# #,&,@,¤.£,
&,¤,£,#.&¨ #¤of&the#way#home@#to@the£time@from£# £.#¨&.#.#¨
#.£.¤.@,&. ##where@they#came,@@###@@and#then@@#@ &¨§¨@¨&¨£¨
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#¨@.£¨@¨§, and, £,&¨#.§,@.
@.£¨&¨#¨¤, §¨#.@,&,£¨
¤,@,£,¤¨§, now the reach of the pool has widened. &,&¨#.&¨¤.
£.#¨&,&,§¨ now its wolves see further. &¨£,@.#¨¤¨
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