§,§§,,§§,, ,§,§,,§§,§
§,,§,§,§,§ §§,§,§,§,,
§,§§,§,§,§ ,§,§,§,§,§
§,,§,§,§,§ §§,§,§,§,,
§,§§,§,§,§ ,§,§,§,§,§
§,,§,§,§,§ # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # §§,§,§,§,,
§,§§,§,§,§ : 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. ££.£,&.§..
#.§¤,§¨§,# ,§¨§¨#,#¨@
£¨,&¨@,¤,@ £¤¨§.@¨£.¨
£¨££,¤,£.# ,#¨§.£.¤¨¤
£.,&¨#.¤.¤ §&¨£,&,¤,.
§¨§£.#¨@,# ¨#¨#.@.§.@