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.§.§.§.§.§ ^ 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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¨&,£¨¤¨@¨£ LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, .#§.@¨&,#@
.§.§.&.@¨@ 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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.&.#,¤,&¨¤ IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ¨.§¨&.&..£
,&,§,@,#.@ IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN ¨¤§.£,§¨£@
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,£¨£,¤,§,@ 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 ¨¤#¨£.§¨¤&
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,§¨¤¨&.@¨¤ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ¨.#¨¤¨@,.@
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