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¨~~$%¤#@## † BRANCHED WAY BACK † ##@#¤%$~~¨
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¨¨¨~†$$¤#@ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, @#¤$$†~¨¨¨
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.^«\%£&@@# ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. #@@&£%\«^.
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,,~;%££¶## AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ##¶££%;~,,
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.^»*%%&£## IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ##£&%%*»^.
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¨¨.,»*†$&@ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE @&$†*»,.¨¨
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,,~;†¤@### ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ###@¤†;~,,
,:~†%&§@#@ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, @#@§&%†~:,
.:»:†¤&#@# LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. #@#&¤†:»:.
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¨~»*$%@¶## LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ##¶@%$*»~¨
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