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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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.^=\%@## BELIEF IN ITS SUCCESS FOR PRECIOUS ###&@%\=^.
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.^=\%@## PREVIOUS YIELD. ###&@%\=^.
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