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¨:~;^£§£## COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL,  ##£§£^;~:¨
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,~=^=@¤@## FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND  ##@¤@=^=~,
,^«*^%#¶##   ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND.  ##¶#%^*«^,
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,,=:$$#¶@#     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     #@¶#$$:=,,
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.,«/†$@###   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   ###@$†/«,.
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,-«\§$#¶##   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    ##¶#$§\«-,
,,¨,¨-=†@@  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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,,~\†%£### LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS,  ###£%†\~,,
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¨,=\%%§£##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##£§%%\=,¨
,,-;*£§¤&&        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       &&¤§£*;-,,
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