...#...###                                          #...##...#
#..##..#..                                          ##..#.#..#
.#.#.#.##.                                          #.#.####.#
########.#                                          #####...##
........##                                          #....#..#.
........#. %%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=% ##...##.##
#.......## %                LCROSS                = #.#..#.##.
##......#. =%%==%=%%==%=%%==%=%%==%=%%==%=%%==%=%%= ####.###.#
..#.....##                                          ....##..##
#.##....#.   I. SENT ON A ROCKET INTO EARTH ORBIT   ....#.#.#.
###.#...##  II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET    #...######
...###..#. III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   .#..#.....
...#..#.##      LIKE OURS, FEELS ABANDONED          ###.##....
...##.###.  IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS      #..##.#...
...#.##..#      WITH DUST ON SOLAR PANELS           .#.#.###..
...###.#.#   V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH      .#####..#.
...#..####      BELIEF IN ITS SUCCESS FOR PRECIOUS  .#....#.##
#..##.#...      PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED    .##...###.
##.#.###..  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    .#.#..#..#
..####..#.                                          .####.##.#
#.#...#.## %%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=%==%%=% .#...##.##
.###..###.                                          .##..#.##.
.#..#.#..# ON EARTH AT THIS TIME  THE SOIL HAS BEEN ##.#.###.#
###.####.# CONTAMINATED  BY   PREVIOUS  GENERATIONS #.####..##
...##...## ATTEMPTS   AT   LARGE-SCALE   INDUSTRIAL .##...#.#.
...#.#..#. FARMING.    BESPOKE     CHEMICALS    ARE .#.#..####
#..####.## MANUFACTURED   AND   ADDED   TO  "CLEAN" #####.#...
##.#...##. (DEAD)    SOIL   BEFORE   EACH    YIELD. .....###..
#.###..#.#                                          .....#..#.
###..#.### THESE  CHEMS  ARE  MADE  TO  CREATE  THE .....##.##
...#.###.. CORRECT  ENVIRONMENTS  FOR THE PLANTS TO #....#.##.
...###..#. GROW,  CORRECTING   THE   AFTERBURN   OF ##...###.#
#..#..#.## METABOLITES  FROM  THE  CHEMS   OF   THE #.#..#..##
.#.##.###. PREVIOUS YIELD.                          .###.##.#.
.###.##..#                                          ##..##.###
##..##.#.# IT  IS NOT UNCOMMON  FOR EACH  ITERATION ..#.#.##..
#.#.#.#### TO  LEAVE  A  BASELINE  DIFFERENT TO THE ..#####.#.
#######... LAST.  NEW CORRECTING CHEMS  NEED  TO BE #.#....###
.......#.. CREATED THEN FOR  EACH  TIME THE SOIL IS .###...#..
.......##. TO BE USED.                              ##..#..##.
.......#.#                                          ..#.##.#.#
#......### LARGER-SCALE FORMS.                      ..###.####
.#.....#..              FARMS.                      ..#..##...
.##....##.              THEY WOULD EMPLOY THEIR OWN ..##.#.#..
.#.#...#.#              CHEMISTS (WIZARD-LIKE       #.#.#####.
.####..###                        PROFESSION)       .####....#
##...#.#..                                          ##...#...#
..#..####.                                          #.#..##..#
#.##.#...#                                          .###.#.#.#
.##.###..#                                          .#..######
##.##..#.#                                          .##.#.....