,~~~~*££§#                                          #§££*~~~~,
,~~†*£§###                                          ###§£*†~~,
,~~†*£§###                                          ###§£*†~~,
,,,,,~†*§#                                          #§*†~,,,,,
,~~†*£§###                                          ###§£*†~~,
,~~†*£§###         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         ###§£*†~~,
,~~†*£§###         † 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...     †         #§§§£*†~~,
,~~†*£§###         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         ###§£*†~~,
¨¨.,¨,=»%£                                          £%»=,¨,.¨¨
,,,.¨~=†¤¤     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.     ##@§£^:~~¨
,,-/*&¶###                                          ###¶&*/-,,
,-«:=£@@##                   ,#,                    ##@@£=:«-,
¨~«:*=†*§@                                          @§*†=*:«~¨
,,-†§%¤###    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.       #@¤%†=~...
,.,~«%**#£       ¨      -    ~            : ,       £#**%«~,.,
,~=\*£§@##    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. .   £$=:¨¨¨...
¨.~=*$@@##          ~- ¨  ~»» ¨  -.  ,=  ~          ##@@$*=~.¨
.^~*$*@###    ,   .~          ~                .    ###@*$*~^.
.:-/*%§¶##        .      .          ¨      †        ##¶§%*/-:.
.,=;%§§@##                                          ##@§§%;=,.
.,-**£§@##                   .#,                    ##@§£**-,.
,^.«*/%%#@                                          @#%%/*«.^,
,~-~»«*@¤@                   AND,                   @¤@*«»~-~,
¨,,.,¨«;†¤                                          ¤†;«¨,.,,¨
..~\%%#@@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@@#%%\~..
.--~««$£§@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @§£$««~--.
.,-;§£@#@#                                          #@#@£§;-,.
¨:~†^%%&&#                                          #&&%%^†~:¨
.,,¨,.»†#@                                          @#†».,¨,,.
¨:~:*%¤###                                          ###¤%*:~:¨
.,«*$£§@@@                                          @@@§£$*«,.