¨¨¨¨¨,:£@@ @@£:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:£& &£:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-::**& &**::-¨¨¨¨
¨,-:*£&@@# #@@&£*:-,¨
¨,-:*£&@@@ @@@&£*:-,¨
¨,-:*&@@## # -------------------- # ##@@&*:-,¨
¨,-:*£&&&@ : 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. @@¶¤**=-:¨
¨.==†$¤@## NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ##@¤$†==.¨
.,..:./£@@ @@£/.:..,.
.,-*†%§¶## ##¶§%†*-,.
¨,,.,^/§&@ @&§/^,.,,¨
.^-^*&£@## ##@£&*^-^.
,~-=£##### #####£=-~,