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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. @,@@@@,@@,
@,@,,@,,@, @@,,,@@,@,
@@@,@@,@@@ AND ELVES CAME AS MINERS, AND THE ,@,,@,@@@@
,,@@,@@,,@ SLUDGE WAS BOTTLED. @@,@@@,,,,
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@@@,@@@@@, ######################################## @,@,@@,,,,
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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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