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,,,,,,,,-» 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 £ £ ^ £^=»-,,,,,
,,,,,,-»=^ = @ £ 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. - - - =»-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,-»=^£ , , , 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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