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,,,@,@@,,, † IN A STALE TIMELINE, † ,@@,,,,,,@
@,,,,@@@,, † BRANCHED WAY BACK † ,@@@,,,,,,
,@,,,@,@@, † WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR † ,@,@@,,,,,
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,,,@,,,@,@ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, @,,@,@@,,,
,,,,@,,,,@ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, @@,,,@@@,,
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¨§@..¨¨,,§ LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, .,.¨§§#..£
¨§§§.,,,,¨ 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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@¨,#¨.£,¨. WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE .¨¤¨.,,§.¨
¨¤.¨£.¨£¨¨ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ,,,§.,¨,#¨
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@,.#.¨@,,# ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ,,,,¨¤¨.,.
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..&.¨§¨¨&¨ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. ,¤¨.,.¨¤,,
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£¨,¨¨£.¨¤, CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE ¨,.,£,..¨¨
¨&,,.¨¤¨.¤ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ,¨¨,¨¤,¨,.
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