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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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§,&,.£..#¨ 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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£.@,.@.¨@. IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ¤¨£,&¨¨£.#
¤,&.¤&,&&. IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN §,@¨¤,¤§.,
£.@¨.&.,&¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ¤.#.@.,£¨§
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§.@¨,@¨¨&. EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, §,&¨¤,,¤,§
¤.¤¨@#¨&§. WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE §,#¨£,¤#..
¤,§,¨¤..@¨ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO &,¤¨£.¨#.§
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¤¨¤¨¤§¨£¤, 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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