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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*   #@$=/=^,¨,
¨,:»†=*§@#    *§*BRIGHT*-**A%SUDDEN%§AWARENESS#     #@§*=†»:,¨
.^»\=£§@@# #@OF£¤EXACTLY¤@HOW§THEY@HAD§TRAVELED,£#  #@@§£=\»^.
¨,,»=$%@#@  #§OF£THE@WAY@HOME¶#TO@THE¶TIME£FROM##   @#@%$=»,,¨
.¨¨^-^$£¤#  #@WHERE@THEY#CAME,#@##@##AND#THEN##@@   #¤£$^-^¨¨.
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¨¨.,=^%%§#   -»BEING ~ STOLEN ~~ FROM -=~ THEM. .   #§%%^=,.¨¨
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,¨-»\†@§£#                   AND,                   #£§@†\»-¨,
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¨¨.»=§£§@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@§£§=».¨¨
..¨.~^$£¤¶        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ¶¤£$^~.¨..
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