¨¨£¨£¨¨¨¨£                                          ££¨£¨£¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨£¨¨¨¨                                          ££¨¨¨¨£¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨£¨¨¨                                          £££¨¨¨¨£¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨£¨¨                                          £¨££¨¨¨¨£¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨£¨                                          ¨¨£££¨¨¨¨£
£¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨£         # »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» #         ¨¨£¨££¨¨¨¨
¨£¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         * 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.       &.¨,¤.£#¨,
,.,#.,.¨¨.                                          &¤,¨¨¨¤§@.
¨¨¨¨#.¨,¨,                                          ,£@,,¨&.#@
&.¨,.¤¨¨,,                                          .§§§,.¨,£@
&¤.¨.,&,,,                                          ¨#,@£...&,
#£¤¨¨¨.§¨¨                                          .,,§@&.¨.,