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