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,,:~/§%£@# Ground  With  No  Hints  Of  Vegetation. #@£%§/~:,,
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,,:~/§%£@# Below   The  Surface   Are  The   Mines, #@£%§/~:,,
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,,,:~/§%£@ As  Monochrome: A  Green  Light  Beckons @£%§/~:,,,
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,,,,:~/§%£ § @ @   Ignition Sequence Started  @ @ § £%§/~:,,,,
,,,,,:~/§% / £ @    Hours Ago. Elves In The   @ £ / %§/~:,,,,,
,,,,:~/§%£ / § £   Passenger Cabin, Not Yet   £ § / £%§/~:,,,,
,,,:~/§%£@ ~ / £   Seated. But Something Is   £ / ~ @£%§/~:,,,
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