###¤$:~-,, ,,-~:$¤###
##@@£*;~:. .:~;*£@@##
###¶&$†/~^ ^~/†$&¶###
#@@§%*:~~, ,~~:*%§@@#
@@#$%^~^.. ..^~^%$#@@
£§£†^~-¨.¨ , , , ¨.¨-~^†£§£
¤£§/«,..,, . ,,..,«/§£¤
&§:-...,,¨ . . ¨,,...-:§&
*:»-,,¨¨,¨ * T1NY BLU3 PURPL3 ¨,¨¨,,-»:*
;-~.¨¨¨,,, : S34L-L1K3 (S3LK1E?) CR34TURE . ,,,¨¨¨.~-;
«.,.,..,.¨ HOV3R1NG 1N ORB1T 4ROUND~ ¨.,..,.,.«
:..,¨,.,,, TH3 34RTH, SP1NNING, CH4S1NG. ,,,.,¨,..:
¨.....¨..¨ ~ ¨ ¨..¨.....¨
¨¨.¨¨,¨,,. LOOKS 4T TH3 SUN W1TH L4S3R 3YES, .,,¨,¨¨.¨¨
¨,¨¨,¨.,,. LOOKS 4T TH3 34RTH'S POW3R GR1D,, .,,.¨,¨¨,¨
^,,¨,¨¨¨,¨ . ¨ ¨ ¨,¨¨¨,¨,,^
«~..¨,¨,¨. S4YS "HMM...." » .¨,¨,¨..~«
*»,.¨¨¨.,¨ ¨ ¨,.¨¨¨.,»*
%:~~,,,,¨¨ * . ¨¨,,,,~~:%
$§†~~¨,¨,¨ ¨ . ¨,¨,¨~~†§$
&&=*=^.,¨, SH3 SW1MS TOW4RD TH3 1SS. ,¨,.^=*=&&
@£@**-^¨¨, M4TCH3S V3LOC1TY, PH4S3S THROUGH TH3 ,¨¨^-**@£@
#@@%*\»..¨ W4LL TO 4 POCKOCMOC SC13NTIST, ¨ ¨..»\*%@@#
##@§§%\»,¨ ~ ¨ ¨,»\%§§@##
###@¤$=^~- SH3 S4YS, "H3LLO", -~^=$¤@###
###@§=/~^. SH3 S4YS "4R3 YOU 4WAR3 TH4T .^~/=§@###
##§§%^-~,, TH3RE'S 4 BURST ,,~-^%§§##
¶#£$=~^¨.¨ ~ COM1NG?" * ¨.¨^~=$£#¶
¤&*:~,¨,,. ~ .,,¨,~:*&¤
%**~..,.,¨ ~ 4ND TH3 ST4T1ON P3RSONNEL ¨,.,..~**%
^†~^¨...¨¨ 4R3 L1K3, NO, WH4T, » ¨¨...¨^~†^
\-:¨¨..,,, WHO 4R3 YOU, 3TCETER4, 3TCETER4. ,,,..¨¨:-\
-,¨,..,,., ^ = ,.,,..,¨,-
-.,¨,...., SH3 S4YS;"1 C4N PROT3CT YOU ,....,¨,.-
¨¨...,¨¨¨. ^ 1N YOUR T1N C4N, \ : .¨¨¨,...¨¨
¨,,¨¨..,¨, BUT YOUR PL4N3TARY FR13NDS, § ,¨,..¨¨,,¨
¨,.,¨¨.,,, TH31R GR1D W1LL B3 BURN3D." = ,,,.¨¨,.,¨
..¨¨,..¨,. = § % % .,¨..,¨¨..
~~,.¨,,,,¨ SH3 S4YS "YOU W1LL B3 4LON3 ¤ # ¨,,,,¨.,~~
:~~,,¨¨¨,. ¤ FOR 4 WH1L3". % * .,¨¨¨,,~~:
%*~-,.¨¨., # £ £ ,.¨¨.,-~*%
¤=*»,.¨,., £ § § * £ @ $¤ * § ,.,¨.,»*=¤
#¤††=,.¨¨¨ ,,TH3 S3LK1E PH4S3S B4CK OUT,-,,,£:@:.,, ¨¨¨.,=††¤#
£&%††=..¨. #/¤*#^§*§;£SPR34DS H3R M3MBR4NES,†§/@\£† .¨..=††%&£
##¤¤%:»-,. £@*¤&£$@$§&§L1K3 FLU1D 1NS3CT W1NGS,¤@*$ .,-»:%¤¤##
#@#&$§\«^¨ #.¨# #,4 D4RK GL1MM3RING L4S3RD1SC.#¨# # ¨^«\§$&#@#
####¤£*/»^ ,. ¨ ¨ . ¨ .. , ^»/*£¤####
##@&&^/«.. ,¨ SH3 F3EDS¨ON,TH3 P4RT1CL3S WH3N. ~ ..«/^&&@##
#£§$§=«,., ,, TH3Y H1T H3R STR3TCHED SK1N. . , ,.,«=§$§£#
££%$:»,.¨, ,, 4ND B3H1ND,H3RE 1S,4 SH4DOW, 4ND ~ ,¨.,»:$%££
§£$/~~..,. ¨1N TH4T SH4DOW,1S TH3 SP4C3 ST4T1ON.: .,..~~/$£§
$$^»-¨¨¨,¨ , ¨ . . , ~ ¨,¨¨¨-»^$$
*†-,¨.,,,, . . ¨ , - ,,,,.¨,-†*
:-^..,,,,¨ 4 MONTH L4T3R,,TH3 34RTH 1S ST1LL-D4RK. ¨,,,,..^-:
=~¨...,¨., TH3RE'S NO CONT4CT, ¨ : ,.¨,...¨~=
:,¨.,¨¨¨,, M4YB3 SOM3 SHORTW4V3 4ND SH1T,~ ,,¨¨¨,.¨,:
..¨¨.,,,., : CONF1RMING TH4T SOM3 ~ ,.,,,.¨¨..
..¨..¨.,,, - SOC13TY'S ST1LL TH3RE. ,,,.¨..¨..
¨¨.,.,¨.,, , . ,,.¨,.,.¨¨
~...¨¨¨,,, : TH3 4STRONAUTS 4R3 UNW3LL - ,,,¨¨¨...~
«,¨¨,¨¨,,, TH3Y D3GENER4TE, 1N W31RD ,,,¨¨,¨¨,«
/-:,¨,...¨ S3LK1E-1NDUC3D NURS1NG SL3EP, ¨...,¨,:-/
%*-^¨.,,¨¨ TO K3EP TH31R H34RTBEATS SLOW. ¨¨,,.¨^-*%
*===,,...¨ ¨...,,===*
&@††»-,,., ,.,,-»††@&
@@*%/~,,¨¨ ¨¨,,~/%*@@
#@£*†:~^¨, ,¨^~:†*£@#
###&§%:-,, ,,-:%§&###
##@#¤$%=~- -~=%$¤#@##
##@§%$;-.. ..-;$%§@##
##@§%;~:.. ..:~;%§@##
@#&$*-:,.. ..,:-*$&#@
¤£%^~~¨... ...¨~~^%£¤