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%:-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-:%
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#§%%:-^¨¨¨  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ¨¨¨^-:%%§#
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###§%%:-^¨ MANUFACTURED   AND  ADDED   TO   "CLEAN" ¨^-:%%§###
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%:-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ GROW,   CORRECTING   THE   AFTERBURN  OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-:%
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