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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. &.¤¤.¤£¨&¨
#£¨£.¤,¨&. £¨,£.,¤.§.
,§¨£.@.&@. .#, @.£¤,£&.§¨
#¤,#,@,,#. §..&.,§¨§,
,¤,&¨£,§£¨ 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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.£.&.#¨&#¨ ,#. £.£&.#¤.#,
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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. &¨¨#..#,¤,
¨£.§.@,&¤, . « ~ : . #.§£,£§.#.
¤¤,§.¤,,#. AND.THEN¨THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES.ITSELF &.,#¨¨£.&¨
.@,§,¤,£§¨ TO¨THEM.-¨SUDDEN¨,,THOUGHTS,OF, @,@#¨##¨#¨
&&¨£,¤.,¤. ¨,~DARK~WOLVES-¨CLIMBING,OUT.OF.~~~ #.,#.¨¤¨£.
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£&.#,£¨,&¨ †SUDDEN\THOUGHTS=OF=~=CLIMBING:$= ¤,,@,,&.£.
¨§,&,&¨&@, INTO^THE\POOL,*THEIR=THIRST^FLARING§ #,¤@,£&.#.
&&,&¨§,¨§¨ ^§*BRIGHT$-§£A£SUDDEN£%AWARENESS# £.¨@¨,&,£,
.#,@.¤¨¤&. #§OF£&EXACTLY@£HOW£THEY#HAD§TRAVELED,§# £.&#,##,§.
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.@.@.§¨&@, #@WHERE#THEY#CAME,@##@###AND@THEN@@## £,#§¨§£.@.
&&¨&.&,¨&, #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS*KNOWLEDGE†= ¤¨¨&,¨¤¨&¨
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.£¨&,#.#¤¨ £¨#§¨#§.£.
§#.@,&¨,@. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §¨,¤¨.&.&,
.#¨@,£.@§¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ¤¨££,¤£,@,
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