¨¨¨-«†==##                                          ##==†«-¨¨¨
¨-«†=£####                                          ####£=†«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨--«=#                                          #=«--¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«†=£££##                                          ##£££=†«-¨
¨-«««†††£¶                                          ¶£†††«««-¨
¨-«†=£#¶##         # «««««««««««««««««««« #         ##¶#£=†«-¨
¨¨¨¨-«==£¶         † 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.        #&@§%$=~,,
¨.¨¨.~=§&#                                          #&§=~.¨¨.¨
¨~«~~%$*%¤                                          ¤%*$%~~«~¨
.,,¨¨,~%&@                                          @&%~,¨¨,,.
,^\†@&¶###                                          ###¶&@†\^,
..»»»$%$%§                                          §%$%$»»»..