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@,,@@@@,,@ GRAY SKIES, SWIRLING WITH SOOT. STONY ,@,,,,@,,@
,@,@,,,@,@ GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. @@@,,,@@,@
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,,,,,@,@,, 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. ,,,@,@@,,,
,,@@,,@,@@ @,,@@@,@,,
,,@,@,@@@, 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. , , , @@,,@@@,@,
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,@,,,,,@@, , , , 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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