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,@,,,,,@@@ ,@,@@,,,,,
,,@,,,,@,@ GRAY SKIES, SWIRLING WITH SOOT. STONY ,,,@@@,,,,
,,,@,,,,,@ GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. ,,,@,@@,,,
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,,,,,@,,,, 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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,,,,,@@@,, @ # # # # @ @@@,,@,@@,
,,,,,@,@@, @ # # 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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