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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, ##¶&%===:,
¨,:»=%$&#@   = NOT UNDERSTANDING THE=DANGER, MOVE   @#&$%=»:,¨
..»**$§#@#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND.       #@#§$**»..
¨¨,»**&&#@       .      «    »            ~ .       @#&&**»,¨¨
¨^-†=¤&###    AND,THEN.THE¨POOL.ANNOUNCES.ITSELF    ###&¤=†-^¨
¨.-~;%$#@@      TO¨THEM¨-¨SUDDEN..,THOUGHTS,OF¨     @@#$%;~-.¨
.^=:§£@£##   ¨^-DARK»WOLVES~¨CLIMBING^OUT:OF,,:~    ##£@£§:=^.
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..«†%£¤@##    *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@¶  ###@$*^~:.
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.,:~\*§¤¶#   ~~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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