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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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¨¨.^»\%&&@                   ,#¨                    @&&%\»^.¨¨
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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.      ##£&†/~-.,
,-~/†££@##                                          ##@££†/~-,
.¨-~†%¤£¶# 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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