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