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¨¨:~;%$#@# Spiraling Down Into The Crust. Small #@#$%;~:¨¨
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¨¨:~;%$#@# As Monochrome: A Green Light Beckons #@#$%;~:¨¨
¨:~;%$#@## From Below. ##@#$%;~:¨
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¨:~;%$#@## Reached, And Over Time, The Seedling ##@#$%;~:¨
¨¨:~;%$#@# Became A Sludge. #@#$%;~:¨¨
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¨:~;%$#@## Sludge Was Bottled. ##@#$%;~:¨
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¨:~;%$#@## % @ @ Ignition Sequence Started @ @ % ##@#$%;~:¨
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¨:~;%$#@## : : : Finally Binged On. : : : ##@#$%;~:¨
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¨¨:~;%$#@# And The Ship Accelerates #@#$%;~:¨¨
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¨:~;%$#@## Are Lying Completely Still, ##@#$%;~:¨
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