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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. ¨&&&¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BELOW THE SURFACE ARE THE MINES, ¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPIRALING DOWN INTO THE CRUST. SMALL ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ COMPARED TO THE CAVERNS THEY EVENTUALLY ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
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¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ = @ @ IGNITION SEQUENCE STARTED @ @ = ¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
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¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&& - - £ WRONG. THERE IS SOMETHING £ - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨ - - = GREEN AROUND THEIR MOUTHS. = - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ - - / THE SLUDGE HAS BEEN SAMPLED, / - - &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ - - - ENTERTAINED, AND THEN - - - ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ - - - FINALLY BINGED ON. - - - ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& AND THE SHIP ACCELERATES ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨& AWAY. THE ELVES HAVE ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& STRAPPED THEMSELVES IN, AND &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& ARE LYING COMPLETELY STILL, &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
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