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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¨      $*=~:..¨.¨
,,,.,-;=&#   ¨:~DARK»WOLVES«¨CLIMBING~OUT.OF:^,»    #&=;-,.,,,
,,.^~\*¤@¶    ~==THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING/THEM/-;;\    ¶@¤*\~^.,,
.¨,=;§§§##    :SUDDEN/THOUGHTS:OF=»*CLIMBING*%§     ##§§§;=,¨.
,:==*$§###   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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¨.,¨...«/*  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  */«...¨,.¨
,,,.,^~\**        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       **\~^,.,,,
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