,^-^§§§%@@                                          @@%§§§^-^,
,^-^§%@@@#                                          #@@@%§^-^,
,^-^§%@@@#                                          #@@@%§^-^,
,^-^§%@@@@                                          @@@@%§^-^,
,^-^§%@@##                                          ##@@%§^-^,
,^-^§%@@@@ 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.               @%^^^,,,,,
,,,,,,,-§@                                          @§-,,,,,,,
,,,,,^-§@@                                          @@§-^,,,,,
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