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