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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.           $:-^¨....,
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¨,¨..¨¨¨,,     AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE     ,,¨¨¨..¨,¨
,¨,.¨..¨¨, EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER,  ,¨¨..¨.,¨,
,,.,¨,,¨,,    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    ,,¨,,¨,.,,
..,.¨¨.,,¨   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    ¨,,.¨¨.,..
.¨.¨.,¨.,¨  NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ¨,.¨,.¨.¨.
.¨,..¨.,¨,   ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO   ,¨,.¨..,¨.
,¨¨,¨,¨,¨,    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    ,¨,¨,¨,¨¨,
.¨.¨.,,...       LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.      ...,,.¨.¨.
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,.¨..¨¨,,:  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO :,,¨¨..¨.,
¨¨..¨...^«   CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE  «^...¨..¨¨
.¨..,¨¨^~^  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ^~^¨¨,..¨.
....¨.,-/%   » NOT UNDERSTANDING THE-DANGER, MOVE   %/-,.¨....
,¨,,.~»;$%       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND.       %$;»~.,,¨,
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¨.,--=*¤¤£    AND.THEN¨THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    £¤¤*=--,.¨
.,,~\%§¤£#      TO,THEM.-¨SUDDEN.~¨THOUGHTS,OF.     #£¤§%\~,,.
,~«/%@@£@#    .^~DARK=WOLVES«.CLIMBING.OUT,OF~-:-   #@£@@%/«~,
,.,~\%£¤@#    ~~~THE=POOL,~SURROUNDING=THEM\-\:*    #@¤£%\~,.,
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,¨,¨-»=$£#   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@###   «~.¨¨..,..
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,,.¨,¨¨¨¨.   »=BEING » STOLEN -~ FROM -~- THEM. ¨   .¨¨¨¨,¨.,,
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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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