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