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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, ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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.&¨§,,¤,.£ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. .#¨&.£.&.§
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.#.£.§¤,§£ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ¨£,£.@,§,#
,§¨@.¨¤,¨& DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ,&.@¨&¨&,§
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