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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. ..,¨,,¨¤@&
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¤#¨¨@,&£¨, and about to find the wolf pool. ¨¨.,¨....#
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¨,¨¤,&§¨.. 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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.,£,,,,... 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. ,¨§,.¨,§¨¨
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