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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.      ^ ^ ^ ,,,,,,,,^-
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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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