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§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ ; in a stale timeline, ; ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ; branched way back ; ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ; when kirugu vargir ; ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ ; was almost barren, ; ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ comprised mostly of rock and arid soil, §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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.§&#,.,,§¨ finding instead only stone and dirt and ,¨,.¨£££¨,
.¤¨@¤,,,.@ roots that are as hard as the ground. .¨,..£.@#¨
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§.¨@¨£#.¨, and about to find the wolf pool. ,,¨.,.¨#,¤
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.£.§@.¨¤.# the pool lies in a small meteorite .¤@.¨,,..,
..,¤£&,,,¤ impact crater, sixty meters across. ,£@@.¨,..¨
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¨¨,,¨¤@@¨¨ though it's not well protected, it is ¨¨¨@@§¨.,,
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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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.¨¨,¨,,#.# 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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..¨¨.£,,,, now the reach of the pool has widened. @£,.,.£¨¨&
#.,,¨¨¤¨.. now its wolves see further. ,&§¨,,¨@..
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