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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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¤,§¨.&¨@,& 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, ¤,&,¤,&.#.
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#.&¨¨¤.@.@ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. §,¤¨£.£.&.
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£¨¤¨.@.&.@ ,^=DARK»WOLVES»¨CLIMBING~OUT^OF,~-~ @,@¨#.§.¤¨
£¨&,§#.&.& -~=THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING*THEM=-^*^ &¨#.&¨¤,@,
@.£¨.£¨&,& ;SUDDEN*THOUGHTS:OF--;CLIMBING/%^ ¤¨£.@,£¨¤.
¤.#,&#¨#¨# INTO^THE/POOL,=THEIR$THIRST%FLARING† @,&¨@,&¨&.
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¤¨§.¨#¨§,§ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §,£,&,&,&.
£¨¤¨&£¨&¨@ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. &,&,#.#.&,
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