...£££££££ £.£.££...£
..£....... ££££.£..££
.££......£ ...£££.£.£
£.£.....££ ..£..£££££
£££....£.£ .££.£.....
..£...£££. # -------------------- # £.£££....£
.££..£..££ ; 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. ,£.¤¤¨¨§¨#
&§@§,#@&&& #@&¨§¨&##.
¨,,#&.,,.£ .,¤¤#@¨.&@
.,§,#.,¨§¤ ¨@,,¨@¨@,£
¨§£¤&..&.§ ¤¤..¤§¤@@§
§.¨,@¨££§¨ .&¨§,,¨¨¨#