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¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ : BRANCHED WAY BACK : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ : WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR : @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨ : WAS ALMOST BARREN, : ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¤@§¨.£,.., £,#£,,¨,,.
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¨¨¨¨@#£¨.& THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS #..,§,§#,¨
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§&¨,¨,,¨@§ ..,.@¨..¤¨
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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 .@§,¨£,¨¨,
,§,...¤&§. 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. ,,@,.,¨@.@
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¨,,#§&.,¨, NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ¨¨,,..¨¤.,
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