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##£†^«:¨¨¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨¨¨:«^†£##
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.¨¨,,.¨,., FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND ,.,¨.,,¨¨.
..¨.,,¨,¨¨ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ¨¨,¨,,.¨..
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-,....,¨¨¨ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ¨¨¨,....,-
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#*†;-^.¨¨, IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ,¨¨.^-;†*#
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.¨.¨¨¨,,¨. ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO .¨,,¨¨¨.¨.
,¨.¨.¨,.¨¨ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ¨¨.,¨.¨.¨,
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