@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@ 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.           @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@ ######################################## @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@ #                                      # @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@ # ######@#@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#@###### # @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@ # #                                  # # @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@ # # ###@%@%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%@%@### # # @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@ # # #                              # # # @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@ # # #   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.              @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          @,@,@,@,@,