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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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.¤,¤,&.§.¤ 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, £¨,§¨§,#,@
,£,@.&,&.¨ - 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. §,£¤.§¨@,§
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,£.§.§¨£,& NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. #¨,£,£¨#¨&
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