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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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,,¨.§.,&¨§ 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. .,,¨@£¤¨¨¨
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..¨¨.@,,,, THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ,¨.¨.¨§¤#¨
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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 .,.¨.&.,§.
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£,,,,¨.¨## LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. §¨¨¨¨,¨§¨¨
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#,.£,,¨¨¨, CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE .££@,,.,..
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¨¨¨#,,@.., CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND. &¨,§¨£§¨,.
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