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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 ¤*\~,.....
....,~\*¤£ V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH £¤*\~,....
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......,~\* CONTAMINATED BY PREVIOUS GENERATIONS *\~,......
.......,~\ ATTEMPTS AT LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL \~,.......
........,~ FARMING. BESPOKE CHEMICALS ARE ~,........
........., MANUFACTURED AND ADDED TO "CLEAN" ,.........
.......... (DEAD) SOIL BEFORE EACH YIELD. ..........
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........,~ THESE CHEMS ARE MADE TO CREATE THE ~,........
.......,~\ CORRECT ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE PLANTS TO \~,.......
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.......,~\ FARMS. \~,.......
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