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&...&&&... II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET ..&.......
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..&...&&&. LIKE OURS, FEELS ABANDONED ....&.....
...&..&.&& IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS .....&....
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&.......&. VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER ..&.......
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