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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, §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
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.§,¤,&¨&,@ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. @¨#.£&.§.@
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