¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨@ ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ######################################## ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ # # @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ # ######@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@###### # ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ # # # # @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ # # ###@^@^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^@^@### # # ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ # # # # # # @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ # # # 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. @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ @@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@