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&&¨&&¨&¨¨¨ # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ¨&&¨&¨&¨¨&
¨&&¨&&&¨¨& : THE WOLF POOL EXISTS : &¨&&&&&¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&& : IN A STALE TIMELINE, : &&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
&&¨&¨&&&¨& : BRANCHED WAY BACK : ¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
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&¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ : WAS ALMOST BARREN, : ¨&¨&¨&&&¨¨
&¨¨&&&&&&¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, &&&&&¨¨&¨&
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, ¨¨¨¨&¨&&&¨
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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. ##@¨.¤,¨#,
#¤.¤..§£.& .,#,&@,&¤£
.&#§.§¨§#¨ ,#, ¨@¤&.£§,,.
£,,£&§#¨¤& £¨¨#¤¨#¨.¨
§,&¨¨¨@£.. 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. ,@.,¤,.,@#
§,&§,¤¨£¨§ &@,#¤,,#,.
£#¨§¤§&##. .#, .¤#,¤¨#£,&
,@§¨¨¨¨.§¤ &¨&@&@.&£.
#.§¨,..&,, 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. &,,¨¨¨¤#..
&£¨#.¨.§.£ ,:=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,§# ¨£&¤£.&.§,
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¤,&¨..&.§£ #####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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