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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.      §.#,@,§@¨#
,@¨.@¨¤¨#,                                          @,§.#,.@.§
¨#¨£§¨@.@,  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,¤#  £,#.@¨.¤,&
¨&¨¤¤,§¨£,  #§of&the¶way¶home@@to@the@time#from@#   @.#¨¤¨£&¨&
,§,,§¨§¨£¨   #@where@they@came,##@#@@#and#then###@  §.&,&,¨#¨§
,£¨¤¤,@¨£¨   #####the#feeling#of#this§knowledge*»   £¨£.£,@@.¤
,£,,¤¨¤,#,   ~»being » stolen ~~ from ~=« them. ,   £.#,#,.#,£
,£,##.@.§,          =~ ,  ~=~ ¨  =,  ,=  =          £.£.§,#&.£
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,&,¨£.£,§.                                          ¤,#¨#¨.@.@
¨§¨££.@¨§.                   and,                   ¤.¤¨@,¤£.£
¨§..@.§¨¤.                                          @¨§,@,.&,§
¨¤,¤#,#.@¨  now the reach of the pool has widened.  ¤,@,&.&£.¤
.¤¨.#¨@¨§.        now its wolves see further.       §.@.@¨¨#,&
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