&&¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨&
¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨& ¨&&&¨&¨¨¨&
&¨&&¨¨&&¨& ¨&¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&& &&&¨&¨¨&¨&
&&¨&&&&&&¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨& # ==================== # ¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨&¨&¨¨¨¨& = 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. ¨..#,#@£#@
£,&.,.§¨.# #,,&§&.¨¨.
£@#£,¨@@¨§ £#¨#¨,£¨,.
§,.¨@¨&,¤§ &.£#¤,##,.
#¤,,@&§#&, ¤¤#¨.¤#.#,
&¨&,£¨,.¨§ .,.£,£.§¤#