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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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