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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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