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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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,@¨¤.@¨§,. 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#@@#  ¤.§,¤§¨§,&
.¤¨¤.§¨&,¨   #####the#feeling#of#this*knowledge==   &.£..£,&,&
.§.#¨&¨£,&   «»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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