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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.           #§§$==.,,¨
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,¨..,,-=^&     AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE     &^=-,,..¨,
¨.,,,«:†%#  EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, #%†:«,,,.¨
..¨,~=§%£#    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    #£%§=~,¨..
¨,,-/%%&##   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    ##&%%/-,,¨
¨.~*=*¤### NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON  ###¤*=*~.¨
¨¨:~:*£§@#   ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO   #@§£*:~:¨¨
¨¨¨,«:*§##    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    ##§*:«,¨¨¨
,,¨¨,«;^¤¤       LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.      ¤¤^;«,¨¨,,
,,,,¨~~:*¤                                          ¤*:~~¨,,,,
¨.,,,..-/^  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ^/-..,,,.¨
¨,..,,~*%@   CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE  @%*~,,..,¨
¨.¨¨-=††¤¤  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ¤¤††=-¨¨.¨
.,¨:»:†£#@   « NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE   @#£†:»:¨,.
,..«;=%¤@#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND.       #@¤%=;«..,
,:=:^£#@##       .      ~    =            : ¨       ##@#£^:=:,
¨,-=/=¤&##    AND.THEN,THE.POOL.ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    ##&¤=/=-,¨
¨,¨~~;^$¤#     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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