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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... † @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ # «««««««««««««««««««« # @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
£¨@..&¨#£, #,§,¤.§,@,
#.#¨@¤.¨&. 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. ¤,£,@¨@.@.
@,£¨¤&,¨@. #.§.@.¤,¤.
¤.¤¨¨§,#§. ¨#, &¨&,#.#¨§¨
@.§¨#£¨.&, @,&,&.#.§¨
£¨#,,¤,¤§¨ 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. §,&,@.&.#.
¤¨&,¤#¨¨§¨ #,¤.£,¤¨@.
@¨#,.&,#&. .#. @¨£.¤.§.§¨
§.£.££,.§, #¨@,¤,¤.#.
¤,£..@.£¤¨ 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£¶ &¨£¨§.§¨@¨
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#¨¤¨§&,.£. #####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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