,,,,££,£,, ,,£,,£,££,
,,,,££,,£, ,,,£,,,£££
£,,,£££,,, £,,,£,,£,£
££,,£,££,, ,£,,,£,,,£
,££,,,£££, ,,£,,,£,,£
,£££,,£,£, # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # £,,£,,,£,,
,£,££,,,,£ † 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. ¨.&¨¨¤,.¨&
#,.&.&£... ¨.¨@,,&¨¨¨
,£,,.#&&,. ..¨,&.¨@..
.¨¤,¨&.£#. £.¨¨,§,¨¤¨
.¨,§,,,¤@# ,§¨,..§¨.§
&¨,,#,,£.@ .¨#¨,.¨&¨,