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.......&.. II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET ...&.&&...
........&. III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE .....&&&..
.........& LIKE OURS, FEELS ABANDONED &....&.&&.
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.&.&&....& LAST. NEW CORRECTING CHEMS NEED TO BE &&&.....&.
...&&&...& CREATED THEN FOR EACH TIME THE SOIL IS &.&&.....&
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