,,~^^$§#@#                                          #@#§$^^~,,
,,,,,,,~^§                                          §^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^§@                                          @§^~,,,,,,
,,~^^$§#@#                                          #@#§$^^~,,
,,~^^$§§§§                                          §§§§$^^~,,
,,,,^^$§§@         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         @§§$^^,,,,
,,,,,,~^§§         ^ 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.       ###¶£§\~,,
¨:-:$%@###                                          ###@%$:-:¨
¨-«††@@&£#                                          #£&@@††«-¨
,,¨¨,,~%§#                                          #§%~,,¨¨,,
.¨,¨.¨=*§£                                          £§*=¨.¨,¨.
.,~/%@§£@#                                          #@£§@%/~,.