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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. ,,,,,@@@,,
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,,,@,@@,,, 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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