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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 $\».,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.»\ DORMANT, WAITING FOR A COLLISION WITH \».,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.» ANOTHER BODY. BUT NO PLANET WAS ».,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. REACHED, AND OVER TIME, THE SEEDLING .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BECAME A SLUDGE. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, AND ELVES CAME AS MINERS, AND THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,. SLUDGE WAS BOTTLED. .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.»\$& # #################################### # &$\».,,,,,
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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. . . . ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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