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,,~==*$### THERE'S TOO LITTLE APPARENT LIFE IN  THE ###$*==~,,
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,~==*$#### THERE'S  PROBABLY  A POINT  WHERE WE TRY ####$*==~,
,,~==*$### TOO  MUCH. THE FEY ARE  CURIOUS LIKE US, ###$*==~,,
,,,~==*$## OR  MOR##$#* A  "KILLER FACT", SOMETHING ##$*==~,,,
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,,~==*$### IT  WILL LOOK  LIKE ANY OTHER FORCE,  IT ###$*==~,,
,~==*$#### WILL FIT IN  THE  PUZZLE, SAFE TO BEND - ####$*==~,
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,,,~==*$##             AND SO,##=======T            ##$*==~,,,
,,~==*$### HEY LOOK  AT US AND  OUR PLANET AND THEY ###$*==~,,
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,,~==*$### ~~~AUSE WE'~RE NE~X~T... ###,###=#===~~~ ###$*==~,,
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