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§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ † branched way back † §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨§§ † when kirugu vargir † §§¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨ † was almost barren, † ¨¨§¨§§§§§¨
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&#.&#¨££.¨ landscape, searching for a way back, .##&£§.£..
&,£¤,@£¨@¨ finding instead only stone and dirt and #£.¨¨.#&#¨
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&.¨¤.&§¨£. and about to find the wolf pool. ,.¨,@¨¤.§¤
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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 ¤¤¨¨¨¨¨£,,
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¤¨££¨#£#@, lowers the cup into the pool. &.@¨@,,@&&
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,¤.§@.@¨¨¤ he tries to resist at first, but is too ¤,..,¨#@¤.
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§@.¨&@,.£@ liquid flows into his mind. the others, .§#...&§,#
.,@¨§,¤.£. = not understanding the-danger, move ¨#¨¤.,£.¤£
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¨£@,¨,,¤£. into†the†pool,§their$thirst§flaring= &.£,@¨¤@&,
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