,,=\=@@@## ##@@@=\=,,
,,,=\=@@@# #@@@=\=,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ @@@=\=,,,,
,,,,,=\=@@ @@=\=,,,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ @@@=\=,,,,
,,,=\=@@@# GRAY SKIES, SWIRLING WITH SOOT. STONY #@@@=\=,,,
,,=\=@@@## 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. ##@@@=\=,,
,,,=\=@@@# #@@@=\=,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ ######################################## @@@=\=,,,,
,,,,,=\=@@ # # @@=\=,,,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ # #@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@# # @@@=\=,,,,
,,,=\=@@@# # @ @ # #@@@=\=,,,
,,=\=@@@## @ @ @££@=@====================@=@££@ @ @ ##@@@=\=,,
,,,=\=@@@# £ @ @ @ @ £ #@@@=\=,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ £ @ @ 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. #@@@=\=,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ @@@=\=,,,,
,,,,,=\=@@ @@=\=,,,,,
,,,,=\=@@@ @@@=\=,,,,
,,,=\=@@@# #@@@=\=,,,
,,=\=@@@## ##@@@=\=,,