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