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***--..... * OUR WORLD * .....--***
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@##***--.. IS THAT IT'S PRETTY YOUNG AS WORLDS GO, ..--***##@
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-......... THINGS ARE RECENT. HUMANITY IS RECENT. .........-
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-......... A VERY LONG TIME SINCE THEY INVENTED .........-
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**--...... I LIKE THE WHEEL JUST AS MUCH AS THE ......--**
***--..... NEXT PERSON BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EARTH? .....--***
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