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..........            The Planet Garthyn            ..........
..........        Was Discovered By Accident.       ..........
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.^«=%&#@## †  Habitable, A Colony Had  Been  Sent † ##@#&%=«^.
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.......^«= † Inhabited As The Mother Planet Erol. † =«^.......
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.........^ †  Apartments And  Houses,  CircusEs,  † ^.........
.......... †   Bath   Houses,  Milk  Factories.   † ..........
.......... † Occasionally You Could Find BeachEs, † ..........
.......... † Hot Dog Stands, Grill Bars And Much  † ..........
.......... † Else, Just As On An Inhabited Planet † ..........
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.......^«= †    Attacked   Large    Buildings.    † =«^.......
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