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.....»»$$# * @ ¶ prepared for launch, ¶ @ * #$$»».....
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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 @¶¶#*$=»..
..=$*#¶@## away. the elves have ##@¶#*$=..
...»»==$#@ strapped themselves in, and @#$==»»...
....»»=*¶@ are lying completely still, @¶*=»»....
.......»$# like corpses. #$».......
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