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%^^-^..... 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 .....^-^^%
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#¶#%^^-^.. ATTEMPTS AT LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL ..^-^^%#¶#
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#¶#%^^-^.. MANUFACTURED AND ADDED TO "CLEAN" ..^-^^%#¶#
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%^^-^..... PREVIOUS YIELD. .....^-^^%
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^^-^...... FARMS. ......^-^^
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