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###§%$».,,  II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET    ,,.»$%§###
##§%$».,,, III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   ,,,.»$%§##
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##§%$».,,,   V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH      ,,,.»$%§##
###§%$».,,      BELIEF IN ITS SUCCESS FOR PRECIOUS  ,,.»$%§###
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###§%$».,,  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ,,.»$%§###
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###§%$».,, CREATED  THEN  FOR EACH TIME THE SOIL IS ,,.»$%§###
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