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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,  ¤=†«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«†=¤@         †        at all...     †         @¤=†«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«†=¤@#         # «««««««««««««««««««« #         #@¤=†«.¨¨¨
,.:«*§*§@#                                          #@§*§*«:.,
,-«:†%@¶##     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.     *;~:,,,,¨¨
¨..¨¨¨.,~:                                          :~,.¨¨¨..¨
.,,¨¨¨,.-»                   ¨#¨                    »-.,¨¨¨,,.
.,,¨¨,,,,~                                          ~,,,,¨¨,,.
¨,.¨,¨,.,,    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.           ¨......¨¨¨
¨¨..,...¨.                                          .¨...,..¨¨
¨¨.,¨...,,                    ¨#,                   ,,...¨,.¨¨
,.¨¨¨,¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨,¨¨¨.,
,,¨¨....¨¨     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.       $**=-...,¨
..,,.¨~~\*       ¨      ~    ~            . .       *\~~¨.,,..
,..¨.¨¨,»/    and.then,the¨pool¨announces¨itself    /»,¨¨.¨..,
.¨..¨...,~      to,them¨-.sudden,,,thoughts,of¨     ~,...¨..¨.
¨¨,,¨.,,.-   ¨--dark»wolves~¨climbing.out,of,,^-    -.,,.¨,,¨¨
....,,,,..    ~«-the=pool,»surrounding^them/-/^=    ..,,,,....
¨.¨¨¨,,,,.     ;sudden/thoughts/of«-^climbing;†§    .,,,,¨¨¨.¨
,¨¨¨¨¨...,   into=the/pool,$their=thirst%flaring%   ,...¨¨¨¨¨,
,,.¨.,.¨.¨     *=%bright*-**a*sudden£$awareness#    ¨.¨.,.¨.,,
¨.,.,¨¨¨¨.  #&of£#exactly§@how#they§had£traveled,%# .¨¨¨¨,.,.¨
,¨,,...,¨.  #£of#the#way#home##to#the@time@from#£   .¨,...,,¨,
.,.,,,.¨..   ##where@they#came,@##@#@#and@then##@#  ..¨.,,,.,.
.,.,.,..¨,   #####the#feeling#of#this^knowledge=-   ,¨..,.,.,.
,.¨¨,,,¨,.   ~~being ~ stolen ~~ from ~~= them. ¨   .,¨,,,¨¨.,
.,.,.¨¨.¨.          -« ¨  »-= ,  «,  ^~  »          .¨.¨¨.,.,.
,,.¨.,¨,,=    ~   :.          ^                ,    =,,¨,.¨.,,
.¨.,,¨.,-\        ¨      .          .      =        \-,.¨,,.¨.
.¨¨,.,.~=$                                          $=~.,.,¨¨.
..¨¨,^~/$$                   ,#.                    $$/~^,¨¨..
,,,¨,~/^@&                                          &@^/~,¨,,,
¨¨¨.~=*$@@                   and,                   @@$*=~.¨¨¨
.,-»*†§@##                                          ##@§†*»-,.
,-»=^$####  now the reach of the pool has widened.  ####$^=»-,
¨¨^-;%£&@#       now its wolves see further.        #@&£%;-^¨¨
,,¨-«;*§@#                                          #@§*;«-¨,,
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,¨¨,..-;*@                                          @*;-..,¨¨,
,¨.,¨,,-=^                                          ^=-,,¨,.¨,
,.¨,,.,~»=                                          =»~,.,,¨.,