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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 &,&,&,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                FROM BELOW.               &,&,&,&,,&
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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.             &,&,&,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&,&,&,,&
,&,&,&,&,& 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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