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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.                @,@,@,@@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@ 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.             @,@,@,,@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@ AND  ELVES  CAME  AS  MINERS,  AND   THE @,@,@,,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@           SLUDGE WAS BOTTLED.            @,@,@,@@,@
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,@,@,@,@,@ ######################################## @,@,@,@@,@
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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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