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*:~^,,,,,, III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE   ,,,,,,^~:*
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~^,,,,,,,,  IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS      ,,,,,,,,^~
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~^,,,,,,,,   V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH      ,,,,,,,,^~
:~^,,,,,,,      BELIEF IN ITS SUCCESS FOR PRECIOUS  ,,,,,,,^~:
*:~^,,,,,,      PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED    ,,,,,,^~:*
@*:~^,,,,,  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ,,,,,^~:*@
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*:~^,,,,,, (DEAD)    SOIL   BEFORE   EACH    YIELD. ,,,,,,^~:*
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~^,,,,,,,, THESE  CHEMS  ARE  MADE  TO  CREATE  THE ,,,,,,,,^~
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*:~^,,,,,, PREVIOUS YIELD.                          ,,,,,,^~:*
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