,,~;===$$@ @$$===;~,,
,,,,,~;$$@ @$$;~,,,,,
,,~;=$@@## ##@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@@# #@@@$=;~,,
,,,,,;==@@ @@==;,,,,,
,,~;=$@@## GRAY SKIES, SWIRLING WITH SOOT. STONY ##@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@## GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. ##@@$=;~,,
,,,,,,~;$@ @$;~,,,,,,
,,~;=$@@@@ BELOW THE SURFACE ARE THE MINES, @@@@$=;~,,
,,,,,;$$$@ SPIRALING DOWN INTO THE CRUST. SMALL @$$$;,,,,,
,,~~;;=@@# 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 #@@=~~~~,,
,,~;=$@### AWAY. THE ELVES HAVE ###@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@@@ STRAPPED THEMSELVES IN, AND @@@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$$@@@ ARE LYING COMPLETELY STILL, @@@$$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@## LIKE CORPSES. ##@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@## ##@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@@# #@@@$=;~,,
,,,,,,,~=@ @=~,,,,,,,
,,~;=$@@## ##@@$=;~,,
,,~;=$@@## ##@@$=;~,,