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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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¨,¨-»~~/%#    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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.,~*§£¤@##                    ,#¨                   ##@¤£§*~,.
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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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..,¨^-:@$¶ HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO  ¶$@:-^¨,..
,-~*=**%§§  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\=   £$$/†/==-.
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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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