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--........ I. SENT ON A ROCKET INTO EARTH ORBIT ........--
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^^--...... III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE ......--^^
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-......... ATTEMPTS AT LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL .........-
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-......... MANUFACTURED AND ADDED TO "CLEAN" .........-
--........ (DEAD) SOIL BEFORE EACH YIELD. ........--
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^^--...... TO BE USED. ......--^^
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--........ LARGER-SCALE FORMS. ........--
-......... FARMS. .........-
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