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£@$†~,,,,, Reach And Join With. The Temperature Is ,,,,,~†$@£
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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~,,,,,,,,, And Elves Came As Miners, And The ,,,,,,,,,~
†~,,,,,,,, Sludge Was Bottled. ,,,,,,,,~†
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,,,,,,,,,, , , $ Green Around Their Mouths. $ , , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , , † The Sludge Has Been Sampled, † , , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , , ~ Entertained, And Then ~ , , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, , , , Finally Binged On. , , , ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, , , , 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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