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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 ####¨#¨¨#¨
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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.             #¨¨#¨##¨¨#
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##¨¨##¨#¨# 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  ¶ ¶ % ¨##¨¨##¨¨#
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##¨####¨¨¨ - : #   SEATED. BUT SOMETHING IS   # : - ###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨#¨¨ - - $   WRONG. THERE IS SOMETHING  $ - - #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
###¨#¨¨##¨ : : %   GREEN AROUND THEIR MOUTHS. % : : ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨###¨#¨# : : : THE SLUDGE HAS BEEN SAMPLED, : : : ####¨#¨¨¨¨
##¨#¨¨#### : : -     ENTERTAINED, AND THEN    - : : ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
#¨###¨#¨¨¨ : : :      FINALLY BINGED ON.      : : : #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
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¨#¨####¨##         AND THE SHIP ACCELERATES         ¨#¨####¨##
####¨¨¨##¨           AWAY. THE ELVES HAVE           ####¨¨¨##¨
#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#        STRAPPED THEMSELVES IN, AND       ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
¨#¨¨##¨###       ARE LYING COMPLETELY STILL,        #¨¨¨##¨###
###¨#¨##¨¨              LIKE CORPSES.               ¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨
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