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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.       &,@¨@.£¨,&
,#.,#,§,#,       .      ~    «            ^ .       §,§¨£,§.&£
,#¨¤¤.@.@,    and.then¨the¨pool¨announces.itself    §¨@,¤,#,,§
.@.,§,£,¤.      to,them.-,sudden¨:.thoughts,of.     &,§¨#¨£¨&§
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,#,,£,#,¤¨    »»=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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¨§..¤.§.@¨   #¶where@they@came,@####@#and@then@@#@  §.@,#.#.#£
,&.#¤,@.¤¨   #####the#feeling#of#this%knowledge=-   &¨¤.¤¨£¨¨£
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¨&,@#.@,#.  now the reach of the pool has widened.  #,&¨@¨¤,,£
¨&,¨£¨&,§¨       now its wolves see further.        @¨#.£.@.¤@
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