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##@¶¤†\~:, GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. ,:~\†¤¶@##
#@¶¤†\~:,, ,,:~\†¤¶@#
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#@¶¤†\~:,, ANOTHER BODY. BUT NO PLANET WAS ,,:~\†¤¶@#
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#@¶¤†\~:,, BECAME A SLUDGE. ,,:~\†¤¶@#
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#@¶¤†\~:,, AND ELVES CAME AS MINERS, AND THE ,,:~\†¤¶@#
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