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