¨,~†%$@@##                                          ##@@$%†~,¨
¨,~†%$§@@#                                          #@@§$%†~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~†%§                                          §%†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,†%§                                          §%†,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~~††$@                                          @$††~~,¨¨¨
¨,~†††$§@@         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         @@§$†††~,¨
¨,~†%$§§@@         † THE WOLF POOL EXISTS †         @@§§$%†~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~%$@         † IN A STALE TIMELINE, †         @$%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,††%%§@         †  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.  #&$;=,...,
,^~=§£&£#@        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       @#£&£§=~^,
,:~:*%§###                                          ###§%*:~:,
¨^«:^$&£@#                                          #@£&$^:«^¨
,.,,,\=&£¶                                          ¶£&=\,,,.,
,~=:§&#£##                                          ##£#&§:=~,
,¨,,;§^$&£                                          £&$^§;,,¨,