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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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,@@,@@,@@, ######################################## ,@,@@,@,,@
,,@,,@,,@, # # @@,,@,@,@@
,@@,@@,@@, # ######@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@###### # ,@,@@,@,,@
,,@,,@,,@, # # # # @@,,@,@,@@
,@@,@@,@@, # # #@@@$@$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$@$@@@# # # ,@,@@,@,,@
,,@,,@,,@, @ # # # # @ @@,,@,@,@@
,@@,@@,@@, @ # # 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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