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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  ,,,,,-%%*#
#@#§*%=-,,      PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED    ,,-=%*§#@#
#@#§*%=-,,  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ,,-=%*§#@#
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#@#§*%=-,,              FARMS.                      ,,-=%*§#@#
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