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..~~:^@@## IT GAINS SENTIENCE AND ESCAPES ##@@^:~~..
...~~:^@@# CONFINEMENT, NEUTRALIZING HUMAN #@@^:~~...
....~~:^@@ PERSONNEL AND REPURPOSING THE STATION. @@^:~~....
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....~~:^@@ DESIGN; IMAGINE A CROSS OF A BISMUTH @@^:~~....
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..~~:^@@## MIND (SAME PRINCIPLE AS ANIMAL BRAINS, ##@@^:~~..
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