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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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,@.#&,¨¨,§ 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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,.§¤£..@¨. 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 &¨,¨¨¨..&.
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@¨,.,¨&¨¤@ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ¨¨#,.,¨¨.¨
.¤.,.¨.,£# LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. ¨¨¨£,¨,.,¨
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¨,,,@¨.¨,, 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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