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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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¨¨..¨..¨§¤ 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 @,,,.,.¨¨¨
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,¨§,,£..,¨ 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. @§¨,,.¨,.£
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.,,.@@@¨¨, now the reach of the pool has widened. ¨.,..¨§¨¤#
&¨,¨£.§§¨, now its wolves see further. .,.,,.¨,¤£
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