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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. .@,#¤,§.#¨
£,¤¨@¨£.§¨ .#,.#¨¤.#.
¤.&.¤,¤.#. .#, ¨@.£@¨§,£.
§,@¨¤.£,&, .§¨,£,&¨@¨
#.#.&,@¨£. 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. .@,¨¤¨§¨&¨
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#,@.£,¤¨§, 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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