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