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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...     ^         ##¶@%*^=:¨
¨¨:=^*%@¶#         # ==================== #         #¶@%*^=:¨¨
¨,.:«;§£@¶                                          ¶@£§;«:.,¨
.¨,.,»:†%&     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$§exactly#£how&they&had¤traveled,$#  †-,.,¨,,¨.
¨,,,¨.,.:-  #&of§the#way£home£@to#the@time@from¶@   -:.,.¨,,,¨
,,,...,.¨.  #@where@they@came,@####@@and#then#@##   .¨.,...,,,
,¨.,,¨¨,..   #####the#feeling#of#this$knowledge;~   ..,¨¨,,.¨,
¨.¨.¨¨,,¨^   =«being ~ stolen ~~ from -»~ them. ,   ^¨,,¨¨.¨.¨
.¨¨,..,,,»          ~- ¨  ~~» ,  ~¨  .-  ~          »,,,..,¨¨.
,..,¨,..~\    .   ..          ,                ¨    \~..,¨,..,
¨.,¨¨¨-~\^        ¨      ,          ,      †        ^\~-¨¨¨,.¨
,,,,,~»^%$                                          $%^»~,,,,,
.¨¨,,==†*#                    ,#¨                   #*†==,,¨¨.
¨¨¨--**§§£                                          £§§**--¨¨¨
¨¨.~*%*¤@#                   and,                   #@¤*%*~.¨¨
¨-»†=$@@##                                          ##@@$=†»-¨
¨,-=^*§¤#@  now the reach of the pool has widened.  @#¤§*^=-,¨
,.,,~†^¤£@        now its wolves see further.       @£¤^†~,,.,
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