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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨--;*@#
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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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