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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. .&,&.&,&¨¨
§¨@,@¨#.@. ,§,&.#.&,£
@.£¨#,¤.@¨ .#¨ ¨#,¤,£.@¨¨
¤,&,&¨&¨&¨ ,&¨¤,§¨§,¤
#.&.#¨§.£, 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*-$§A£SUDDEN@§AWARENESS# ,&.&.@,@.&
&,&,@¨@,&¨ #$OF¤&EXACTLY#@HOW&THEY§HAD£TRAVELED,@# ¨#.¤,§¨£¨,
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#,@,&,£¨&¨ #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS=KNOWLEDGE^« .§¨£¨§,¤¨@
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#¨&.@.£,@. AND, ,&¨&¨&.§,¤
#.@,£.&,¤¨ .@¨£,@¨§.,
#,@¨¤,£,¤¨ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ,#,¤,&¨¤¨§
¤,£¨&,¤¨§¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ,§¨¤.&¨§,¨
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