Interpretation notes: The split of Pack into two opposing Packs is chronicled in epic poems that have changed over the itu as can be seen by the original recorded in initial planet scans 1000itu ago in both packs and the popular versions of each that existed by the beginning of the experiment. Both split-Pack versions have elements in common with the original text. Translation attempts to capture the character of the verse as well as the content, although dogs do not use auditory rhyming there is an equivalent to scent rhyming/contrasting which we have applied.
| Rise | Original | Set |
| Pack sat upon their den ridge at Rise, Pack smelled to Rise and to Set, Sturdy spake, "Oh to meet Sun!" Pack agreed. | Pack sat upon their den ridge at noon, Pack smelled to the horizons, Resilient spake, "Oh to meet Sun!" Pack agreed. | Pack sat upon their den ridge at Set, Pack smelled to Set and to Rise, Tenacious spake, "Oh to meet Sun!" Pack agreed. |
| Sturdy turned Rise and smelled plains far beyond the Rise-ward river. She knew the journey to Sun’s Rise was easiest. | Resilient turned Rise and Set. She smelled two ways to travel. Over one river was easiest and the other was most interesting. | Tenacious turned Set and smelled dense forest beyond the Set-ward river. He knew the journey to Sun’s Set was most interesting. |
| She knew Sun would be most easily conversed with when They were well-rested and ready for Their long Service. | She did not know whether Sun would be most easily conversed with as They rose or set. | He knew Sun would be most easily conversed with when They had completed Their long Service and had to please none but Themself. |
| She proposed travelling to the Rise and meeting Sun. Pack agreed. | She proposed some travelling Rise and some travelling Set. Pack agreed. | He proposed travelling to the Set and meeting Sun. Pack agreed. |
| Sturdy left Rise-wards early Rise, She knew the sooner Pack travelled the sooner they would meet Sun, Leaving dogs to guard dens. They groomed the old from their coats with the dust. Pack slept with the day’s adventure already filling their night-walks. | Resilient remained as Packs left at Rise and Set in those directions. When each Pack left they groomed the ways of Soil and World from their coats. They forgot they were all dogs who could go where they chose. | Pack rose after night-walks of adventure to come to find dogs gone. Hurt, they groomed the old from their coats. Tenacious gathered Pack and left Set-wards. He knew that Pack could travel further after zenith, when the heat was less. |
| The strong pack met a huge, milk-stink hyena coming from Set, She attacked them but they defeated her. Pack guider made her prey and ate her pups. | Both packs faced the dangers of travel. Hyenas were defeated despite being strong and smart. | The noble pack met a cunning, milk-stink hyena and asked where Sun slept. She said her pups surely knew. Wise pack guider knew her for a liar, She went Rise, Pack knew she knew nothing. |
| The gifted Pack found a river they must cross. Pack guider Sturdy stepped into the rushing flow with a vine as strong as her. She strung it across the torrent and helped every dog cross. | They crossed their respective rivers using the strength and sense gifted to them by Resilient. | Wise pack guider smelled the river first. He wove through pack and found a path on outcrops across the torrent. The pack leapt and soared to the other side. |
| They entered the plain with huge herds of ungulates. They knew it was a gift from Soil – blessing their quest. | Each Pack smelled and tasted the varied bounty of Soil and World. Pups were whelped and grew to know no other way. | They entered the forest where they hunted enormous delicious beasts. They knew it was a gift from Soil - blessing their exploration. |
| Sturdy pack guider knew the taste of dew let Pack meet Soil and know World. She knew they wanted to meet Sun but they had forgotten. When she asked, they said “A dog may go where they choose” and returned to provision. | Pack waited out the worst of the Dry beyond the rivers and when Wet came and the rivers swelled, each part of Pack remembered their quest and continued on. | Pack tasted the night and knew Soil and World. Pack leader Tenacious smelled that he had lost Pack. Pack had forgotten their love of Sun, That they wanted to smell Them in their lungs. |
| With more strength than any dog – Sturdy lashed pack together and dragged them onwards on their quest. Vowing to return. | Tenacious invented a cache-pouch. He filled it with Soil’s provision and drove the pack away from the earthy place. Vowing to return when they knew Sun. | |
| Her tough pack travelled through a season, They grew bonds and found Service to Pack. | Resilient’s Packs travelled through a season, They grew bonds and found Service to Pack. | His determined pack travelled through a season, They grew bonds and found Service to Pack. |
| When they smelled Soil-sentinels they knew their journey was over. They went to sleep with eagerness, ready to finally meet Sun. | When they smelled Soil-sentinels they knew their journey was over. | When they smelled Soil-sentinels they knew their journey was over. Despite weary bodies, they waited with eagerness, ready to finally meet Sun. |
| Sun did not stop to smell them. They left Their mate-bonded on Their Service, Big-saltwater released Sun from Their body. The hardy pack waited. | Sun did not stop to smell them. They travelled to Their mate-bonded, Big-saltwater accepted Sun into their body. Pack waited. | Sun did not stop to smell them. They travelled to Their mate-bonded from Their Service, Big-saltwater accepted Sun into Their body. The determined pack waited. |
| When Sun returned once more to the body of their bond-mate, Pack knew they should return to the bodies of their bond-mates. | Pack understood Sun and Big-saltwater were truly mate-bonded and returned to Resilient. | When Sun emerged again from the company of Big-saltwater, They yearned to return to the company of their bond-mates. |
| They found their old den empty. They mourned Pack and created life. Set returned but they had changed. | She welcomed all to den but they had changed. They were no longer one Pack. | Set returned to share knowledge but Rise did not share what All-Pack had dug. Rise had changed. |
| Set demanded dens of Rise dogs, And that Rise dogs serve Set, Set forgot what Pack was, Set broke Pack. | They forgot what Pack was. Pack was broken. | Set asked Rise to share, Set asked Rise to help, Rise forgot what Pack was, Rise broke Pack. |
| To escape Set threat, Rise thought of an earthy, fresh land given by Soil. | The two Packs crossed behind their rivers, dividing the land given to dogs by Soil. | Unwise Rise left. Set did not tell what they knew, of an earthy, sweet land given by Soil. |
| They took Soil’s gift and crossed the river. This pup of Sun and Big-saltwater protected them from Sets. Rise was safe. | In forgetting Soil’s gifts to dogs they would neither be welcomed by Sun and Big-saltwater’s pups. | They took Soil’s gift and crossed the river. This pup of Sun and Big-saltwater protected them from Rises. Set was safe. |