.¨§£¨@#@¨@ .,.¨,,§.&,
¨£¨§#.¨@&£ ,¨.¨¨@§#§,
@§#,£,¤¨¨£ ..¨¨§..¨£,
,,&§§¤&.£¤ .¨¨##..#¤&
,@¨,¨¨§&¨¨ ,,£,£¨&,.£
§#,,.@.@¨& , ¨ . ¨@#&¤@§,#¤
,£¨¨#¤§&#. , ¤¨.¨,.¤@,,
§@¨§¨¨¨¨&, ¨ ¨ ¤.¨.¨@¨¤,,
,¤¤#.,,¤£¤ % T1NY BLU3 PURPL3 §,.,@&##,£
#,,§,,§¨¨, ~ S34L-L1K3 (S3LK1E?) CR34TURE ¨ @..£.,.¤@&
#.¤¤,#¤.¨& HOV3R1NG 1N ORB1T 4ROUND- #¨¤&..@..,
#¤,&£.#¨@£ TH3 34RTH, SP1NNING, CH4S1NG. &¤,£,@#..@
,¤&.§£§£,§ ^ . .§&¤§¨#,#.
¤.££,,,¤§§ LOOKS 4T TH3 SUN W1TH L4S3R 3YES, ¤.,.#¤£¤&.
@§,#¨,@¨.. LOOKS 4T TH3 34RTH'S POW3R GR1D,¨ &,¨@¨,,.££
.§£¤,@¤¨.& ¨ , ¨ £.§§¨¨,§¨¨
£¨.¤#¨£,&¨ S4YS "HMM...." » &£¨#,,@#.¨
@,@¨@#@@#, . .###¨£.#,£
@¤&@¨¨¨¨## % ¨ &¨.£¤¤§£#,
,,,@,,¨£¨, ¨ . £.£.¨,,,#§
,,§§.¨@#,, SH3 SW1MS TOW4RD TH3 1SS. #§@¨.¨.&¨£
.¤,§.§,&¨& M4TCH3S V3LOC1TY, PH4S3S THROUGH TH3 .¨£,.¨#&&§
£¤¤£§&£#&, W4LL TO 4 POCKOCMOC SC13NTIST, . .§§.,¤¨,¨¤
¨..,,.¨¨£¨ , . §.&,¤¤¨¨#¨
.,.,¨,,£§. SH3 S4YS, "H3LLO", #§§@,£.§&,
.,,.,.&,#. SH3 S4YS "4R3 YOU 4WAR3 TH4T ¨.¨§&@¤¨@.
,.,.,&@§#, TH3RE'S 4 BURST ,.§¨.,&@¤,
,,.¨£.¨,£@ ~ COM1NG?" % ¨#£,.£,,&.
,..&&,.#,. » #.@.¤§.§£¨
¨¨§,@,@&¨, » 4ND TH3 ST4T1ON P3RSONNEL @#@£,&&¨£.
.&£#£¤¨#.. 4R3 L1K3, NO, WH4T, ~ ¨.,§&,§&&,
¤¨,¨,&&#,¨ WHO 4R3 YOU, 3TCETER4, 3TCETER4. ,.@¨§§,,#.
¤..,#,¨&.. : : ,£§£¨#¨@£¤
§¨,£¤¨@£¨# SH3 S4YS^"1 C4N PROT3CT YOU ¤¨,@##@..¨
@.&.&&.¤£@ † 1N YOUR T1N C4N, \ ; ¤.¤.¨,§,.&
##@#,§§¨,. BUT YOUR PL4N3TARY FR13NDS, # #§#..@§¨§,
¨¨¨#&¨@.¨£ TH31R GR1D W1LL B3 BURN3D." $ ¨¨&,§¨@£££
,.#,@££,@¨ § * = † .#§£¤@¨..¤
,@§§¨¨§@¤. SH3 S4YS "YOU W1LL B3 4LON3 ¤ § ¤.,¨,£.¨¤#
&.,§.#..@§ § FOR 4 WH1L3". % * @¨,,#¤¨§,¤
#,§£¤&¨§,¨ § # @ &¨.#,§§#@.
§§¨.¨@§§,, & # ¤ = @ & *¤ $ † ¤.£#¤¨¨¨§@
.£,¨&,.@,& .^TH3 S3LK1E PH4S3S B4CK OUT,~~,,§^£,.:, #@,.§.¨#..
¤£.@@,¤#§¨ ¤:£\@;#=@/§SPR34DS H3R M3MBR4NES,\#^#;#† .#.@@.##,¨
,¤@¨¤&,.&. $%¤$@£¤$$$@%L1K3 FLU1D 1NS3CT W1NGS,%¤¤* ¤&@,¤§¨&¨§
¤¨£@¨@¨§&. #..# #.4 D4RK GL1MM3RING L4S3RD1SC.#,# # ¨¨£¤,@@&#&
@¤,§@#&,£¨ ,, . . , . ,, , ,§.£¤,¨,,.
,#@,.¨&#¤. ¨¨ SH3 F3EDS,ON,TH3 P4RT1CL3S WH3N, ^ §§@,#,,,,£
§.¤..@,.## ¨. TH3Y H1T H3R STR3TCHED SK1N. ¨ , ¨,&&#,,.§&
@£@¨#@.@¨# .¨ 4ND B3H1ND.H3RE 1S.4 SH4DOW, 4ND . .£,¨£¨¨#,¨
,,§@¨£@§#¤ .1N TH4T SH4DOW,1S TH3 SP4C3 ST4T1ON.. @&.§#.@#,£
¨&,§¤¨¨,,£ ¨ ¨ , , , . ,&£.££,@££
@££,@,,,@¤ ¨ , , , : £.£&.&#..&
,¨&##,.@¨¤ 4 MONTH L4T3R,.TH3 34RTH 1S ST1LL.D4RK. §#.&@¨£,£.
¨§¨,§,£&&, TH3RE'S NO CONT4CT, , , ,@#¨¤¤¤@@,
¤§,@#@¨,¤. M4YB3 SOM3 SHORTW4V3 4ND SH1T,: &,@&,,.,¤¨
.§@..§¨§£, ~ CONF1RMING TH4T SOM3 , §@,@,.¨£¤§
§¨#¨¤#&¨#. ~ SOC13TY'S ST1LL TH3RE. .&##,.&¨,@
¤£&@.¨@@&¨ . , @.,£.££.#.
.,¨§,@,.#£ , TH3 4STRONAUTS 4R3 UNW3LL - £¨@#£¨&#£#
.,&&£@,§.& TH3Y D3GENER4TE, 1N W31RD #&,.#@¨,¨@
,£¨,.££§¤, S3LK1E-1NDUC3D NURS1NG SL3EP, ¨§,&,¤..&£
&£.¨@,,,&, TO K3EP TH31R H34RTBEATS SLOW. &§§££¤¨@.§
.§,&£,¨¤¤& ¨¨,,,&¤§£.
#¤§,@¨¤¨.@ ¨,..&,¨¨¤,
,¨£@¤&#,¤§ ,,.§#¨¨¤##
.§,¨,¨##,, ¨,§.#¨¤,,#
£§,.¨&,§,# .£@£§&¤¨@£
,&..#¤#@#. £¨.,¨,¤&¨.
£#.£¨,,,£¨ #..¨.@,¤¨¨
.#§&.¨¨¤## £,..££#§.£
&¨.@¨,§.¨, ¤¨,¤¨,,£¤¤
£¨£#.@@¨.¤ #¨£#.,£¨,.