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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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