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,~»^$£#@##         ^ IN A STALE TIMELINE, ^         ##@#£$^»~,
,,,~~~^$££         ^  BRANCHED WAY BACK   ^         ££$^~~~,,,
,~»^†$£#@#         ^  WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR  ^         #@#£$†^»~,
,,,,,,~^$#         ^  WAS ALMOST BARREN,  ^         #$^~,,,,,,
,~»^†$£#@@ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL,  @@#£$†^»~,
,~»^†$£#@#  AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW,  #@#£$†^»~,
,,~~»††£#@         ^        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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.,«=†@¤£@#   IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.    #@£¤@†=«,.
.,.¨~†%†@&   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   &@†%†~¨.,.
,~«\$¤@###   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  ###@¤$\«~,
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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   ##@££%:»^.
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¨,»/^&£###       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, #†«...¨.¨.
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.,¨,~~§%&@    .,-DARK=WOLVES-.CLIMBING:OUT,OF,,-=   @&%§~~,¨,.
.:~/%$¤¶##    ~~«THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING\THEM†-:^^    ##¶¤$%/~:.
.:«:%&§@@#     *SUDDEN;THOUGHTS\OF~~^CLIMBING**^    #@@§&%:«:.
..,.==%@£¤   INTO%THE*POOL,§THEIR§THIRST*FLARING%   ¤£@%==.,..
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,¨.:~†*§#@  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  @#§*†~:.¨,
,-===&¤###        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ###¤&===-,
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