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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ dormant, waiting for a collision with ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ another body. but no planet was ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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