.@#.,¨,¨,. . , . , ¨ . ¨ ¨ . . . , , . ¨ ¨ . ¨ , ¨ ..#&.,@£,§
¨£¤£,,¨¨,¨ . . . ¨ , ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ , . . , ¨ ¨ , ¨ . , .,#@£¨@#.,
,§.#§,..¨, . ¨ . , . , ¨ . , ¨ , . . ¨ . , ¨ ¨ ¨ , &,¤,@¨@@§.
,,.§§£.¨.¨ , , ¨ ¨ ¨ , . , . . , . . ¨ ¨ , ¨.¨¨¨¨#.#¤
&¨,@,§§,,. . , ¨ ¨ ¨ , . . . ¨ , . . . , . ..¨,.,,.@&
#&¨.,#@§,¨ DARK . NIGHT,.BRIGHT LIGHT. ,LITTLE ¤,..¨¨.¨¤,
¤§#¨.&.£@. SOOT-CAT ,HIDING FROM THE ¨ ION PLUME. ¨£,.,¨,.,,
¤,£&.¨.&¤@ , ¨ ¨ , ¨ ¨ ¨ , , , ¨ ¨ . . , ¨ ¨.@,...¨¨,
.¨&£&¨,&,£ A GRUNGY¨TEENAGER,.WITH SOOT SMEARED ¨,.&...¨¨,
¨.&.&@,¨¨@ ACROSS.HER .EYES, ¨ UNDER THE SHADOW ¨ .,,.¤.,,..
.¨,¨¤&@.,§ OF WHAT . THEY . CALL . THE.SPACESHIP. §¨,,.§,,,¨
¨,¨¨#.¤&¨, ¨ . ¨ , ¨ . , , , @¤.¨.¨§,.¨
¨¨,.,,§¤#, A SECRET ORDINANCE AIMED AT THE SKY, .¤£.,,,&.,
.,,,..§¨@§ FUEL STILL BEING SYNTHESIZED OFFSITE. ¨¤@£.,..#¨
,.,.,¨.¨&@ SHE'S. ¨ A . SENTINEL., ¨ ¨ ¨ ,¤.#@.¨.¨¤
@¨.¨..,¨&¨ SHE THINKS: , SOON WE WILL CREATE ¨.,&£@,..,
.@¨¨¨.¨¨¨¨ CAVITIES . . WITHIN ¨ THE ¨ ¨ SATELLITE. ¨¨,§,@&¨..
¨.¤,,¨¨¨¨¨ . ¨ . . ¨ , ,¨.,.@@§,,
.,,&¨..¨.. THE SPACESHIP MORPHS EVER SO SLOWLY, ¨.¨¨¨£.@&¨
,¨,,£,.¨¨, CASTING AND RECASTING SHADOWS AS BIG AS .¨...¨¨£@#
§¨,.¨@,.,, ENTIRE DISTRICTS. BUT CURRENTLY, SHE ...¨.,¨@.¤
@#¨.¨.#..¨ WOULD BE IN THE OPEN, IF NOT FOR HIDING ,.,,.¨.,¨§
,£¤¨¨..@., IN A . HOLLOWED , OUT DELIVERY TRUCK. ..¨,,.,,,¤
¨¤@#,..¨#, .,¨.¨¨.,¨¨
,#¨£&,.¨,§ SPACESHIP . HOVERING, , ION EXHAUST, . @,¨,,¨,,,¨
¨¨.&§¤¨,., SPORE . EXHAUST, AN OTHERWORLDLY ,#.¨,,,,.,
,.¨£,&§,¨¨ SNOWSTORM OF ALIEN DANDRUFF (AND THE ,,£,,.,¨.,
¨¨¨¨.£££.¨ AIR PERPETUALLY COMPROMISED, MAKING £,.¤¨,,¨,,
,.¨..@.§@¨ THEM BREATHE IN ALL SORTS OF NICE .#,.£¨,¨¨¨
,¨,.¨,¨@#§ THINGS LEADING TO ALL SORTS OF ¨.¤,¨¤¨,..
¨¨,.,,.@¨¤ REASONABLE STATES) ..,§,,#,..
.¨,.,¨,¨.¤ .,.,@¨¨#¨.
,.¨,..,,.& §¨¨¨.¤,¨#,
..¨,,¨.¨.¨ ,¨,.#.,&
@,,¨,,,¨¨, ,§§¨,,¨#.,
.¤¨¨...,,. ¨§§¤¨¨,,§.