@¤@&,¨,,,¨ ,,¨¤@.£,@@
££§#,.¨¨,£ ¨¨§¨@.¤¨.§
#&@£¨¨..@¨ ,@@,§.&¨&,
¨£§£¨¨¨££¨ £.§¨£,#,§.
¤,¤#..§¨@, &.@¨§¨#.¤.
&,¨@.#&.#¨ , . ¨ §.@¨£¨§¨£¨
#.§#¨.£,@, ¨ £,£¨¤¨¤.§¨
@,.£,&¤,£, ¨ ¨ @.@.&,£¨&¨
£,#¤.¨£,¤. § TINY BLUE PURPLE &.#,¤¨&¨£¨
§..#.&§¨§. , SEAL-LIKE (SELKIE?) CREATURE ¨ £¨¤.@¨@¨#.
@,££.¨£,£. HOVERING IN ORBIT AROUND« #.#.¤.@¨£,
¤..@¨@@¨¤. THE EARTH, SPINNING, CHASING. §¨¤.¤¨@¨£¨
@.@&¨¨@.@, ^ ¨ @,@,§.¤¨@¨
§,,&,#¤.§. LOOKS AT THE SUN WITH LASER EYES, ¤,@,@.§.&¨
#¨&£,¨£¨#. LOOKS AT THE EARTH'S POWER GRID,¨ §¨§.£¨#.¤.
£,,@.#&¨#. ¨ . ¨ #¨£,#.&¨&¨
#¨&@¨,§,&, SAYS "HMM...." « £.#.#¨§¨£¨
§,.@.#&¨£. , #.¤¨@,#.£¨
£¨§&,¨&,&¨ ^ , #¨@.§,£¨£,
&,¨¤.&£¨@, , : @.§¨£.@.#,
&¨@£¨¨&¨£¨ SHE SWIMS TOWARD THE ISS. @.£¨£,&,¤,
§¨¨#¨#&¨§. MATCHES VELOCITY, PHASES THROUGH THE £¨#,£¨@,#¨
@.§§,¨§¨§¨ WALL TO A POCKOCMOC SCIENTIST, . £,#,§.£.¤.
§..@.§¤¨@. : ¨ &¨£¨#,£,&,
£,£&,.£¨@. SHE SAYS, "HELLO", #,¤¨&,#,¤,
¤¨.@.##¨@. SHE SAYS "ARE YOU AWARE THAT @,¤¨£.£,¤¨
#¨£&,¨£.£, THERE'S A BURST ¤,@,#¨£¨&,
£¨¨£.#¤.#¨ ~ COMING?" ^ #,@.£¨#¨&¨
¤,£¤.¨&,£¨ - &¨£,£¨@,£¨
¤¨.¤¨#¤.&¨ ~ AND THE STATION PERSONNEL @¨&.&,&,#¨
¤,&£¨.#¨@¨ ARE LIKE, NO, WHAT, « §¨§¨@.£.&¨
§,,&¨¤&,¤. WHO ARE YOU, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. #.¤¨§,§,¤¨
@,&£..@,§¨ = \ &,¤,£,&¨#¨
§.¨¤.§#,&¨ SHE SAYS:"I CAN PROTECT YOU £,#,#¨&,£,
£¨§§¨¨&,&. \ IN YOUR TIN CAN, / ; §.§¨@.£¨£.
¤..@¨@&.@¨ BUT YOUR PLANETARY FRIENDS, ¤ @,§,¤.&¨@.
£¨¤&¨¨#.£¨ THEIR GRID WILL BE BURNED." % ¤,¤.¤,£.#,
¤¨,@.§£,¤. ^ % $ = §¨§.§.@¨#.
#.£@,¨§,&¨ SHE SAYS "YOU WILL BE ALONE £ & @¨&.@¨@¨£,
¤¨.§,@¤,&. § FOR A WHILE". † * §¨&¨¤.@,§.
#¨¤§.,@.&¨ ¤ & § #.§.£,@.¤.
£¨,£,£#.¤. & ¤ ¤ § @ @ *¤ $ = @¨@¨£.§¨¤¨
&.¤£¨.£¨&, ,^THE SELKIE PHASES BACK OUT,,-~-¤-@..., &.£¨#¨£¨£.
#..@¨¤§.£. @†@:&†@^@\£SPREADS HER MEMBRANES,†@/@\@: &,&,#.&,§.
£,&§..&,§, @$¤@§§%£$£@$LIKE FLUID INSECT WINGS,**$% §¨@,@.@¨¤.
§¨¨&¨@@¨£. #..# #.A DARK GLIMMERING LASERDISC.#¨# # §,£,&¨¤¨@¨
§,@§..#.£. ¨. . . . , ¨, ¨ #,&.§¨¤.£¨
§.,§,@#.#¨ .. SHE FEEDS.ON.THE PARTICLES WHEN. . £.#,@.§¨£.
#,#&,,@.£. ¨. THEY HIT HER STRETCHED SKIN. . ^ &.#.£¨@.¤.
§.,§.#&.¤, ,¨ AND BEHIND,HERE IS¨A SHADOW, AND , ¤.£.¤,&.¤,
&.§§¨.&.¤¨ ¨IN THAT SHADOW.IS THE SPACE STATION.. §.§.§.@,#¨
£.,§.§#¨&, , . . , , , &.§,§.¤¨¤¨
#¨&§..§,¤, . , ¨ , , #¨¤.@.£,£¨
§¨,¤.&@,¤¨ A MONTH LATER,.THE EARTH IS STILL.DARK. £¨¤.&¨@¨#,
&,#&,.@.&. THERE'S NO CONTACT, , - #,&,£,&,@.
£..£¨¤§.#¨ MAYBE SOME SHORTWAVE AND SHIT,, @,£.&.£.&,
§.@§¨¨#,§. . CONFIRMING THAT SOME - £¨§.§¨§,£,
&,,£,§@.¤, - SOCIETY'S STILL THERE. @.#,¤,@,@,
#,££..§¨£¨ - , &.¤.¤¨£.@.
£,¨&.#&.@, , THE ASTRONAUTS ARE UNWELL - &,¤.¤¨&¨&¨
§¨¤@¨.¤,£¨ THEY DEGENERATE, IN WEIRD ¤.#,#,@,¤,
£,,£.¤£,£¨ SELKIE-INDUCED NURSING SLEEP, #,§¨#,£,&¨
#,££¨¨#¨£¨ TO KEEP THEIR HEARTBEATS SLOW. &.£.§¨¤¨@.
§¨.#¨£#,§¨ £.£.&,&,&¨
§.¤@¨,&¨@¨ &.@¨@¨¤,@¨
£,¨&,&§,£¨ #,£.£.£,§,
£,@@,¨#.£, £¨§.#.@.¤.
&.,#¨#@¨@¨ ¤¨§¨¤.#,@,
#.§£¨.¤.§. ¤¨#¨&,#,#.
§,¨#,#&¨£. £,@.&,£.¤,
¤.§#,,£,#, @,#.&¨&,&¨
@.,¤.¤¤¨#. #,§.&.#,@¨
§,£&.¨#¨¤¨ £¨@.@¨¤.#.