,§¨¨&#¨#.& @¨&#.,#,,#
,¤¨£.@¨&¨& £,.@,#£,@§
.¤,@¨§.#.@ #,¤@¨¨£..&
.#¨#,§¨#.£ §,¨#.§&,§@
¨#.§.@.§¨# #.#¤¨¨@¨.¤
,&,&¨§,§.§ ¨ , ¨ #,.@,&@.§&
,#¨£.¤.¤.@ , £.#¤.¨¤..#
.@.#¨¤,£¨& . . £¨¨&.¤&.&¤
.#,@¨&¨&,£ = 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. £,¤&¨¨&¨.@
.¤,&¨&.#¨@ #¨¨&.&#.&#
,&¨£.&¨§.¤ ¤.@#.,#¨,£
,#,¤.@¨£.@ &¨,¤,@§.¤¤
.&¨@,@¨#¨¤ £,£§,.£¨¨§
,§.&.¤,£¨# @.¨@,¤£,@¤
.#¨£.@.£¨¤ &¨¤&.¨#..£
.¤.£¨£,£,# #,¨&.&¤.@¤
¨@,@.#¨¤.# @,#§¨,¤..&
.§.&¨£,£.¤ §,.£¨##,§¤
.§.£¨@.@,§ §¨#¤.¨&.¨&