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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ below the surface are the mines, ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 §£^;~-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~;^£§@## and elves came as miners, and the ##@§£^;~-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ @ @ ignition sequence started @ @ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ; ^ § passenger cabin, not yet § ^ ; ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- ~ ; § seated. but something is § ; ~ -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~;^£§ - - - finally binged on. - - - §£^;~-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~;^£§@## and the ship accelerates ##@§£^;~-¨
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¨¨¨-~;^£§@ strapped themselves in, and @§£^;~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;^£§ are lying completely still, §£^;~-¨¨¨¨
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