@@@@¤*\=.. ..=\*¤@@@@
#@@@¤*\=.. ..=\*¤@@@#
#@@@¤*\=.. ..=\*¤@@@#
@¤\=...... ......=\¤@
#@@@¤*\=.. ..=\*¤@@@#
@*\....... # ==================== # .......\*@
#@@@¤*\=.. \ 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. ¨¨,.,:=##£
@#§%$»--:¨ NOW 1TS WOLV3S S3E FURTH3R. ¨:--»$%§#@
#@#%\~,.¨, ,¨.,~\%#@#
#@#¤&^==,, ,,==^&¤#@#
##$^~.,,,, ,,,,.~^$##
##@@**\~~¨ ¨~~\**@@##
##@@§*†~~, ,~~†*§@@##