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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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.,-=^£#¶##                    .#,                   ##¶#£^=-,.
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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   ##&§=^»..,
¨:»^$§#@@#    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    #@@#§$^»:¨
,.~=*$¤&@#      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       #@&¤$*=~.,
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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   £#%%==:.,.
.,,==*$#£#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND.       #£#$*==,,.
.:«=§§@£##       ,      -    ~            : ¨       ##£@§§=«:.
,.~-=*¤&@@    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#     #¶§@^^»-¨,
¨.»^*$¤@@# #&OF§&EXACTLY§@HOW@THEY£HAD¤TRAVELED,*#  #@@¤$*^».¨
.,^~:§%@@@   #@OF@THE@WAY#HOME¶@TO@THE@TIME@FROM##  @@@%§:~^,.
,,.-«;%&#£   ##WHERE#THEY@CAME,@@@@#@#AND#THEN####  £#&%;«-.,,
¨.,»=*@&#@   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS$KNOWLEDGE/=   @#&@*=»,.¨
¨^«\§%£¶##   ~«BEING ~ STOLEN ~- FROM -== THEM. ,   ##¶£%§\«^¨
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,..,=*^$§#    ~   ~,          :                ¨    #§$^*=,..,
,..~:^¤#¶@        ,      ¨          ,      %        @¶#¤^:~..,
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¨¨.~\%§£##                   AND,                   ##£§%\~.¨¨
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,,.~/^§&£#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #£&§^/~.,,
.,.:~;*¤£@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @£¤*;~:.,.
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