inner rings plant school                           
                                                              
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...&......   the "inner rings" plant school was a   ....&&&&&.
..&&......   colony of space stations in co-orbit   ...&....&.
.&.&...... just above earths inner neutrino rings.  ..&&...&&.
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...&&.&...      the school specialized in alien     &...&.&&&.
..&.&&&..&  plants suitable for the carnivores of   &..&&&..&.
.&&&..&.&&   earth, creating a cruelty-free diet    &.&..&.&&.
&..&.&&&..    which would be a stepping stone for   &&&.&&&.&.
&.&&&..&..          interspeices harmony.           ..&&..&&&&
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&...&...&&    at this point, any contact with the   ..&&&..&..
&..&&..&..  colony is forbidden by interplanetary   .&..&.&&.&
&.&.&.&&.&      law, and attempting to dock is      &&.&&&.&&.
&&&&&&.&&.    punishable by death without trial.    .&&..&&.&&
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