¨¨^~;*%&#@ @#&%*;~^¨¨
¨^~;*%&#@# #@#&%*;~^¨
¨¨^~;*%&#@ @#&%*;~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~;*%&# #&%*;~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;*%& &%*;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~;*%&# 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. #@#&%*;~^¨
¨¨^~;*%&#@ @#&%*;~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~;*%&# #&%*;~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~;*%& &%*;~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~;*%&# #&%*;~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~;*%&#@ @#&%*;~^¨¨