§,,§,§,§,§ ,§§,§§§§,§
,§,§§§§§§§ §§,§§,,,§§
§§§§,,,,,, ,,§§,§,,§,
§,,,§,,,,, §,§,§§§,§§
,§,,§§,,,, §§§§§,,§§,
,§§,§,§,,, # «««««««««««««««««««« # ,,,,,§,§,§
§§,§§§§§,, * 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. ,,,¨¨@.¨¨.
.,#.&.,¨&¤ ¤.¨..@&..¨
¨,£#££,,@, ##,,.&¨#¨,
.¨@.¨,@.¤@ .,&.¨§&#&,
¨.&§..&£@¨ ,,¤#,¤,.¨¤
&.§¨§,&.¨# ,¨§¨§#£..#