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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...     ^         @¤†^~,¨¨¨¨
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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,    &$%/~~.,.¨
¨,¨,~\*%¤@       LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.      @¤%*\~,¨,¨
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,.-:=%#@## HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO  ##@#%=:-.,
.,:«=*%&##  CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE   ##&%*=«:,.
.¨¨,~*$*¤@ 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;=   ####@%/~,,
¨¨.~^=$§##   =-BEING » STOLEN ~« FROM ~== THEM. .   ##§$=^~.¨¨
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.:-/%£@###                   AND,                   ###@£%/-:.
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,,.^«^†£§@  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  @§£†^«^.,,
..¨¨.-†§§§        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       §§§†-.¨¨..
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