¤@*»,,,,,, ,,,,,,»*@¤
##£¤@*;»,, ,,»;*@¤£##
¤@;,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,;@¤
£¤**»,,,,, ,,,,,»**¤£
£¤@**»,,,, ,,,,»**@¤£
#@£¤@*;»,, # »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» # ,,»;*@¤£@#
££@;,,,,,, ; 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. ,^«†$¤#@@#
##¶@&%==:. Now Its Wolves See Further. .:==%&@¶##
##$^»»,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,»»^$##
###£%%†~.¨ ¨.~†%%£###
###¤$%\~^¨ ¨^~\%$¤###
#££@£%/«,¨ ¨,«/%£@££#
#&$=».,.,. .,.,.»=$&#