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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. ####£%†«,¨
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.,«†$¤&@## AND,THEN,THE,POOL¨ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF ##@&¤$†«,.
,:-=*¤¤@## TO,THEM.-,SUDDEN¨~,THOUGHTS¨OF. ##@¤¤*=-:,
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.,»\*@&##@ ~»~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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,:~:%%¤@#@ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. @#@¤%%:~:,
¨.~.«=%*§# NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. #§*%=«.~.¨
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