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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. ¤,£.§.¤,&.
#,¤,§¨@¨@. §.§¨#¨@,&¨
§,£,@.£¨¤. ¨#, &,&¨@,@¨#,
#¨£¨&,&¨£. @,&.§,@¨£.
£¨#¨#¨#.&, 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. , ¤.@.#,&.&.
&,&¨@¨¤.&¨ =- , -=« , -, .= » &¨@,§¨#.@¨
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¤¨#,#,§,§¨ AND, #¨£.£¨¤,#.
@.@¨&,#.§, &,&¨¤,¤¨§,
&¨#,#.§.§¨ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §,@¨§.§¨&,
#.@¨§.@,£¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. #.¤¨£,@¨£.
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