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¨¨¨¨¨¨:-§* LONG AGO, THERE WAS A LIFEFORM HERE. IN *§-:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-§ THE CENTER OF THE PLANETOID, SOMETHING §-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:-§* DORMANT, WAITING FOR A COLLISION WITH *§-:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:-§*¤ ANOTHER BODY. BUT NO PLANET WAS ¤*§-:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:-§*¤¶ REACHED, AND OVER TIME, THE SEEDLING ¶¤*§-:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:-§*¤¶# BECAME A SLUDGE. #¶¤*§-:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:-§*¤¶ - - * WRONG. THERE IS SOMETHING * - - ¶¤*§-:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:-§*¤ : : § GREEN AROUND THEIR MOUTHS. § : : ¤*§-:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-§ : : - ENTERTAINED, AND THEN - : : §-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:-§*¤¶## ARE LYING COMPLETELY STILL, ##¶¤*§-:¨¨
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