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§=\=~¨¨¨¨¨ III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   ¨¨¨¨¨~=\=§
#§=\=~¨¨¨¨      LIKE OURS, FEELS ABANDONED          ¨¨¨¨~=\=§#
##§=\=~¨¨¨  IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS      ¨¨¨~=\=§##
###§=\=~¨¨      WITH DUST ON SOLAR PANELS           ¨¨~=\=§###
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##§=\=~¨¨¨      PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED    ¨¨¨~=\=§##
#§=\=~¨¨¨¨  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ¨¨¨¨~=\=§#
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§=\=~¨¨¨¨¨ PREVIOUS YIELD.                          ¨¨¨¨¨~=\=§
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##§=\=~¨¨¨ TO BE USED.                              ¨¨¨~=\=§##
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§=\=~¨¨¨¨¨ LARGER-SCALE FORMS.                      ¨¨¨¨¨~=\=§
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