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