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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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¨¨,,,...^»     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,   **«~¨¨...,
¨.,..:=†$£     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     £$†=:..,.¨
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¨.»/†$§#@#    THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE    #@#§$†/».¨
.¨~»=§%§@#    IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.   #@§%§=»~¨.
,,¨~«:*&¤#   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   #¤&*:«~¨,,
,.¨,,=^^$¤  THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS   ¤$^^=,,¨.,
¨¨.¨,:«^$§           UNDISTURBED BY WIND.           §$^«:,¨.¨¨
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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,    £&$§==,,¨.
.¨,«==%££@      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       @££%==«,¨.
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,¨:-;=%£## HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO  ##£%=;-:¨,
¨¨,:»=**#@  CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE   @#**=»:,¨¨
¨..¨^~^%*£ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS,  £*%^~^¨..¨
¨,..¨~«\^%   ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE=DANGER, MOVE   %^\«~¨..,¨
,.¨,,,.»††       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND.       ††».,,,¨.,
¨¨¨,.¨¨.«\       ¨      «    ~            . .       \«.¨¨.,¨¨¨
¨,,.,¨¨.--    AND¨THEN¨THE.POOL¨ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    --.¨¨,.,,¨
,,¨¨,¨,¨¨,     TO,THEM¨-,SUDDEN,,.THOUGHTS¨OF¨      ,¨¨,¨,¨¨,,
,.,¨.,,,~«    ,^»DARK~WOLVES=¨CLIMBING.OUT.OF,:^-   «~,,,.¨,.,
,¨,.¨¨¨^=;    ~»~THE-POOL,~SURROUNDING†THEM/-\^\    ;=^¨¨¨.,¨,
,,¨.¨,^»*%    ;SUDDEN/THOUGHTS\OF~»†CLIMBING:†%     %*»^,¨.¨,,
.,.,¨,~;%&   INTO=THE\POOL,*THEIR=THIRST$FLARING§   &%;~,¨,.,.
¨.¨,,~*%¤¤    §**BRIGHT^-%$A§SUDDEN*¤AWARENESS#     ¤¤%*~,,¨.¨
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,.¨,.,~:$*        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       *$:~,.,¨.,
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