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,,,,,~-;†£ 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.             @¶§£†;-~,,
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,,,,~-;†£§ 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,        ¶§£†;-~,,,
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