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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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&.&.@¨#.#, ¨#. #,.§,§@,#.
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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. §.§£¨.#,£,
&.£¨#.@¨&¨ ¤,.£¨¤¤¨&¨
#.£.§.£,#, 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. &.¨&.@#,@.
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&,@,&,§¨#. »=»the=pool,»surrounding\them/-:\= £..¤,£¤,¤.
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£.£,£,&.£¨ into†the^pool,*their*thirst*flaring^ @,,§.¤¤¨&¨
@,&,§¨&.@. **§bright†-*%a£sudden£$awareness# &¨§#¨.§¨@,
@.§¨&.&,¤. #&of$&exactly#@how@they#had&traveled,*# &.,§.¤&,#.
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&.&¨#.&.§¨ #£where@they#came,@@#@@@#and#then#### @.,¤¨£#.£¨
£¨§.@,&,§. #####the#feeling#of#this*knowledge*= ¤¨@£,¨@¨&.
£.&,¤,¤.#¨ ~~being = stolen ~= from »~- them. ¨ §,.&,&@.@¨
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§,#¨§,@.¤. and, §.£@,.&¨£¨
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§,@¨¤,§,@, now the reach of the pool has widened. &.¤#.¨£¨£,
¤,£¨&,#,¤. now its wolves see further. @.¨£¨@§,@¨
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