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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. ,,@@@,,,@,
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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. , , , ,,@,,@,,,,
,,,,,,,@,@ , , , , , , ,,,@,,@,,,
,,,,,,,,,@ , , , 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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