,,~/*&&#@#                                          #@#&&*/~,,
,,,~/*&&#@                                          @#&&*/~,,,
,,~/*&&#@#                                          #@#&&*/~,,
,,,~/*&&#@                                          @#&&*/~,,,
,,~/*&&#@#                                          #@#&&*/~,,
,,,~/*&&#@         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         @#&&*/~,,,
,,~/*&&#@#         / 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...     /         @#&&*/~,,,
,,~/*&&#@#         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         #@#&&*/~,,
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¨.«^§£§£@#     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.     @£&%=†~~.,
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..~»/^@#@#                    ¨#,                   #@#@^/»~..
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.¨-«:=@£##    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.           #£@£*^=,.,
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¨~=\^%&£## 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#@##   #¶&$*/».¨,
¨:»†§*£@##   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS*KNOWLEDGE=«   ##@£*§†»:¨
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¨,-\§$&@##                   AND,                   ##@&$§\-,¨
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¨.==§%£#@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@#£%§==.¨
,.:=;$@@@#        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       #@@@$;=:.,
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