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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.     @££^:-,..¨
¨,-«:%§§##   .,~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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.¨-~†%$£##                   AND,                   ##£$%†~-¨.
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,,~«;=%&#@  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  @#&%=;«~,,
¨¨¨:«;§£&¶       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        ¶&£§;«:¨¨¨
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