##@£§%*»,, ,,»*%§£@##
@£§*»,,,,, ,,,,,»*§£@
##@£§%*»,, ,,»*%§£@##
££%»»,,,,, ,,,,,»»%££
£§§%»,,,,, ,,,,,»%§§£
##@£§%*»,, # »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» # ,,»*%§£@##
##@£§%*»,, * 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. ¨.¨,»»«~§¤
##¶¤£=\«,, ,,«\=£¤¶##
###£@^/=.¨ ¨.=/^@£###
@£%@*~^.,. .,.^~*@%£@
¤§$@*-..,, ,,..-*@$§¤
##@&%=;=.. ..=;=%&@##