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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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,.¨.,~*^£# 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. @#@§/«~¨,.
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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 #&*†«-.¨,,
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.¨¨..,»;$% NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. %$;»,..¨¨.
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