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#$%:~,,,,, III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   ,,,,,~:%$#
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§%::~~~~,,  IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS      ,,~~~~::%§
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###§$%:«~,   V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH      ,~«:%$§###
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###§$%:«~, LARGER-SCALE FORMS.                      ,~«:%$§###
#@#§$%:«~,              FARMS.                      ,~«:%$§#@#
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