inner rings plant school                           
                                                              
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...&&&....   the "inner rings" plant school was a   &...&&&..&
&..&.&&...   colony of space stations in co-orbit   &&..&.&&..
.&...&&&.. just above earths inner neutrino rings.  .&&...&&&.
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..&&&..&.&      the school specialized in alien     &....&.&&.
..&.&&...&  plants suitable for the carnivores of   &&.....&&&
&...&&&..&    earth, creating a cruelty-free diet   .&&....&.&
&&..&.&&.&    which would be a stepping stone for   .&&&.....&
.&&...&&..           interspeices harmony.          .&.&&....&
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&....&&&..   at this point, any contact with the    ..&&&..&.&
&&...&.&&.   colony is forbidden by interplanetary  ..&.&&...&
.&&....&&&      law, and attempting to dock is      &...&&&..&
.&&&...&.&    punishable by death without trial.    &&..&.&&..
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