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#@$^:-^,,, GRAY  SKIES, SWIRLING WITH  SOOT.  STONY ,,,^-:^$@#
##@$^:-^,, GROUND  WITH  NO  HINTS  OF  VEGETATION. ,,^-:^$@##
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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.      ^ ^ ^ ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , , ,                              , , , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , , , 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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