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¨^~~~==§¶@ = IN A STALE TIMELINE, = @¶§==~~~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~§§¶ = BRANCHED WAY BACK = ¶§§~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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,--**§£#@# MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE #@#£§**--,
.,-\$§#@## LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, ##@#§$\-,.
,,=†*$&£@# FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND #@£&$*†=,,
,,«^*&@@## ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ##@@&*^«,,
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¨-~:§&&£## AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ##£&&§:~-¨
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,,.=~«=\¤¤ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ¤¤\=«~=.,,
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,¨.,,,,†=@ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE @=†,,,,.¨,
,-»*^¤@@## GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ##@@¤^*»-,
,~=^*%£### NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ###£%*^=~,
,~~:$§&¶## ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ##¶&§$:~~,
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.-~;†%@#@# CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE #@#@%†;~-.
¨,»/%$&¶## LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ##¶&$%/»,¨
.:=;^£§¶@# ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE #@¶§£^;=:.
,,.¨:»/\*& CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND. &*\/»:¨.,,
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