¨¨¨¨.~†%&@ @&%†~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~†%&@@ @@&%†~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~†%&@@# #@@&%†~.¨¨
¨.~†%&@@## ##@@&%†~.¨
¨¨.~†%&@@# #@@&%†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†%&@@ 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. %†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ######################################## ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. # # .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ # ######@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@###### # ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~† # # # # †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†% # # #@@@%@%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%@%@@@# # # %†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~†%& @ # # # # @ &%†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†%&@ @ # # 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. @@&%†~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~†%&@@# #@@&%†~.¨¨
¨.~†%&@@## ##@@&%†~.¨
¨¨.~†%&@@# #@@&%†~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~†%&@@ @@&%†~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~†%&@ @&%†~.¨¨¨¨