/»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»/
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##¤&=/»-¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»/
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#¤&=/»-¨¨¨ # # # THE CARGO SHIP IS FILLED, # # # ¨¨¨-»/=&¤#
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/»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ / = ¤ 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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