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