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