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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ : 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 §.§.¤¨&,#.
§,§,¤¨£.£, THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS £¨@,@.@,&¨
§,@.£¨&.§¨ UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ¤¨£.§,¤,&,
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#.#¨#,#.#, 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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@.&¨£¨@¨¤. 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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