##@¤£^=»,. .,»=^£¤@##
¤£^»»».... ....»»»^£¤
##@¤£^=»,. .,»=^£¤@##
##@¤£^=»,. .,»=^£¤@##
##@¤£^=»,. .,»=^£¤@##
#@¤£=»»,.. # »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» # ..,»»=£¤@#
¤^»....... = TH3 WOLF POOL 3X1STS = .......»^¤
@¤¤¤£^=»,. = 1N 4 ST4L3 T1M3LINE, = .,»=^£¤¤¤@
###@£^=»,. = BR4NCH3D W4Y B4CK = .,»=^£@###
##@¤£^=»,. = WH3N K1RUGU V4RGIR = .,»=^£¤@##
##@¤£^=»,. = W4S 4LMOST B4RR3N, = .,»=^£¤@##
¤^^^»,.... COMPR1S3D MOSTLY OF ROCK 4ND 4R1D SO1L, ....,»^^^¤
#@¤££^=»,. 4ND PL4NTS W3RE ONLY ST4RT1NG TO GROW, .,»=^££¤@#
##@¤£^=»,. = 4T 4LL... = .,»=^£¤@##
##@¤£^=»,. # »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» # .,»=^£¤@##
##@@§%==:. .:==%§@@##
#@£§$^*«,¨ M1SPL4C3D 3XPLORERS TR4V3RSE TH3 ¨,«*^$§£@#
#@@@@%†=,¨ L4NDSCAP3, S34RCH1NG FOR 4 W4Y B4CK, ¨,=†%@@@@#
¶&:-:..¨,. F1NDING 1NST34D ONLY STON3 4ND D1RT 4ND .,¨..:-:&¶
##@#@$:-~. ROOTS TH4T 4R3 4S H4RD 4S TH3 GROUND. .~-:$@#@##
&$*=«-:^., 1T'S G3TT1NG D4RK, TH3Y 4R3 TH1RSTY, ,.^:-«=*$&
###£%%;«.¨ 4ND 4BOUT TO F1ND TH3 WOLF POOL. ¨.«;%%£###
#¶*%*\».¨, ,¨.»\*%*¶#
##¶§£*=~,¨ ,#, ¨,~=*£§¶##
#@@&%=^~-, ,-~^=%&@@#
##£&£=^~:, TH3 POOL L13S 1N 4 SM4LL M3TEOR1TE ,:~^=£&£##
£¤£*£$=».. 1MP4CT CR4T3R, S1XTY M3TERS 4CROSS. ..»=$£*£¤£
###¤¤%†-,¨ 1T'S SURF4C3 1S P1TCH BL4CK 4ND 3VEN ¨,-†%¤¤###
#&%†==»-.¨ THOUGH 1T'S NOT W3LL PROT3CTED, 1T 1S ¨.-»==†%&#
##$*~¨.,¨¨ UND1STURB3D BY W1ND. ¨¨,.¨~*$##
£@##%%^~,¨ ¨,~^%%##@£
###&$**»^¨ ,#, ¨^»**$&###
##@£§^;»,. .,»;^§£@##
¤**=^...,, 4S TH3Y STUMBL3 ON TH3 POOL, TH3 ,,...^=**¤
###¤$%/=:, 3XPLORERS F1RST B3L1EVE 1T TO B3 W4T3R, ,:=/%$¤###
#@#@$==»~. WH1CH 1S SOM3TH1NG TH3Y 4LL D3S1RE .~»==$@#@#
@#†^-~~,,. GR34TLY 4T TH1S PO1NT. TH3Y F41L TO .,,~~-^†#@
##@£$§/=~, NOT1C3 TH4T TH3 ST4RS DO NOT R3FLECT ON ,~=/§$£@##
###@£=^~~. 1TS SURF4C3. ON3 OF TH3M CROUCH3S TO .~~^=£@###
#§£@$*:=.. DR1NK, FORMS 4 CUP W1TH H1S H4NDS, ..=:*$@£§#
£@£&£§=»,¨ LOW3RS TH3 CUP 1NTO TH3 POOL. ¨,»=§£&£@£
###@$%\»,. .,»\%$@###
#&&$/\,,¨, H3 TR13S TO R3S1ST 4T F1RST, BUT 1S TOO ,¨,,\/$&&#
#@¶@$††~~. CLOS3, 4ND H3 QU1CKLY G1V3S UP 4S TH3 .~~††$@¶@#
##£§*%^~-. L1QUID FLOWS 1NTO H1S M1ND. TH3 OTH3RS, .-~^%*§£##
¤§\/~:-,., ~ NOT UND3RST4ND1NG TH3»D4NG3R, MOV3 ,.,-:~/\§¤
##@#*%=«^, CLOS3R TO H3LP TH31R.FR13ND. ,^«=%*#@##
###§$†/«-¨ ¨ « » ^ ¨ ¨-«/†$§###
£@@££%;~.¨ 4ND.TH3N.TH3.POOL¨4NNOUNC3S¨1TS3LF ¨.~;%££@@£
££%~,¨..., TO.TH3M,-.SUDD3N,,.THOUGHTS,OF. ,...¨,~%££
##@&$*==,. .,«D4RK-WOLV3S~.CL1MBING,OUT:OF,-~= .,==*$&@##
#§£$†:.¨¨¨ »~~TH3»POOL,«SURROUND1NG^TH3M†-=** ¨¨¨.:†$£§#
###£$%:~~, ^SUDD3N*THOUGHTS=OF-~^CL1MBING/*† ,~~:%$£###
#§$*/^¨.., 1NTO=TH3/POOL,§TH31R*TH1RST§FL4R1NG= ,..¨^/*$§#
£¶@&*††-,. §=$BR1GHT%-†&4£SUDD3N$%4WAR3NESS# .,-††*&@¶£
##@@%$\=-¨ #£OF§#3X4CTLY@#HOW¤TH3Y¤H4D@TR4V3LED,$# ¨-=\$%@@##
##¶¤@%=«., #@OF&TH3#W4Y@HOM3¶#TO@TH3@T1M3£FROM@@ ,.«=%@¤¶##
##£¤$*^«:¨ ##WH3RE@TH3Y#C4M3,@###@@@4ND#TH3N#### ¨:«^*$¤£##
##@§$§==.¨ #####TH3#F3EL1NG#OF#TH1S*KNOWL3DGE;~ ¨.==§$§@##
&$†-,.,.¨, -~B31NG - STOL3N -~ FROM «=~ TH3M. ¨ ,¨.,.,-†$&
¤&%\†;=»,. »« , ~~~ ¨ =¨ ,« - .,»=;†\%&¤
#@#£=*,,.. . :, . , ..,,*=£#@#
##@£§†:~^¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ § ¨^~:†§£@##
##@#£%*»., ,.»*%£#@##
&$;«»-.¨,, .#. ,,¨.-»«;$&
#&&&*^^«~, ,~«^^*&&&#
@#$§-,,,¨. 4ND, .¨,,,-§$#@
¤§§=,..¨¨. .¨¨..,=§§¤
¶$¤†^,¨.,. NOW TH3 R34CH OF TH3 POOL H4S W1D3NED. .,.¨,^†¤$¶
##£@£^=«^¨ NOW 1TS WOLV3S S3E FURTH3R. ¨^«=^£@£##
#%^%†~¨,., ,.,¨~†%^%#
#@&££$^«:, ,:«^$££&@#
#@¶&%^/~:¨ ¨:~/^%&¶@#
#§%%§$/~,¨ ¨,~/$§%%§#
£#*$%†,,¨, ,¨,,†%$*#£