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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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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ # #@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@# # ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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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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