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,,,,,,,£,, spiraling  down  into  the  crust. small ,,,£,,,,£,
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£,,,,,,,,£ reach and join with. the  temperature is ,,,,,£,,,,
,£,,,,,,,, higher  down here,  and  the view is not £,,,,,£,,,
,,£,,,,,,, as  monochrome:  a  green light  beckons ££,,,,,£,,
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,,,,£,,,,£ reached,  and  over time,  the  seedling ,££,,,£££,
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££,,£,,,,,       are lying completely still,        £,,£,,,,,£
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