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Welcome back to Waypoints<\/strong>, an online manga anthology series, and thank you for reading “The Pool.” <\/strong>Can you relate to the main character in this story? Have you ever felt like what you’ve been relying on is not what you’d hoped?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re new here, feel free to check out the wide variety of stories <\/strong><\/a>we’ve posted previously, or see the blog<\/a><\/strong> for some supplementary reading and viewing. And come back soon, because there’s more new manga in the works!<\/p>\n

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