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