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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ gray skies, swirling with soot. stony @¨@@¨¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ ground with no hints of vegetation. ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ below the surface are the mines, ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ spiraling down into the crust. small ¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ compared to the caverns they eventually @¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ reach and join with. the temperature is @@¨¨¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ higher down here, and the view is not ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ as monochrome: a green light beckons ¨@@@¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@¨ from below. ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨@@@ ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@ long ago, there was a lifeform here. in ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@ the center of the planetoid, something @¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ dormant, waiting for a collision with ¨@¨¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ another body. but no planet was ¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨ reached, and over time, the seedling ¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨¨@¨@@ became a sludge. ¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@@ @¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨@¨ and elves came as miners, and the @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ sludge was bottled. @@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
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@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨@ @ # # the cargo ship is filled, # # @ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ * # @ prepared for launch, @ # * ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ * @ @ ignition sequence started @ @ * ¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨ ; @ @ hours ago. elves in the @ @ ; ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨@ ; * @ passenger cabin, not yet @ * ; ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ - ; @ seated. but something is @ ; - @¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨ - - * wrong. there is something * - - @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ - - * green around their mouths. * - - @@@¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨ - - ; the sludge has been sampled, ; - - @¨@@¨¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@ - - - entertained, and then - - - ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ - - - finally binged on. - - - ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ the engines are burning hot, ¨ ¨ ¨ @¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ and the ship accelerates @@¨¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ away. the elves have ¨@@¨¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ strapped themselves in, and ¨@@@¨¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ are lying completely still, ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@¨ like corpses. ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
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