¨~-;%$§@@#                                          #@@§$%;-~¨
,~»=*¤&£##                                          ##£&¤*=»~,
,¨..«=&@§@                                          @§@&=«..¨,
.¨¨,,:†§=¤                                          ¤=§†:,,¨¨.
,,=:%¤@###                                          ###@¤%:=,,
,^-†%$§###    ,              ¨                    . ###§$%†-^,
,.,.,,»=£¤          ,                               ¤£=»,,.,.,
,,~*^%£@@# ¨                                .       #@@£%^*~,,
¨,.-~«/=£#                *     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 -       #¶£$$%:-,,
,,~/*&¤#@#        TH3Y D3GENER4TE, 1N W31RD         #@#¤&*/~,,
¨¨,,-†;†££        S3LK1E-1NDUC3D NURS1NG SL3EP,     ££†;†-,,¨¨
,¨,..,-:*¶       TO K3EP TH31R H34RTBEATS SLOW.     ¶*:-,..,¨,
,:»/=*@¶@#                                          #@¶@*=/»:,
.¨¨^»:%@##                                          ##@%:»^¨¨.
¨,~/$$§@§#                                          #§@§$$/~,¨
¨.«\†*##¶@                                          @¶##*†\«.¨
,^.~«~^**#                                          #**^~«~.^,
.,»;§£&@##                                          ##@&£§;»,.
¨¨¨.¨:^^*@                                          @*^^:¨.¨¨¨
,,¨,.=%$##                                          ##$%=.,¨,,
¨,-\*%§###                                          ###§%*\-,¨
.^~†=£#¶##                                          ##¶#£=†~^.