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,,-=*£#### GROUND WITH NO HINTS OF VEGETATION. ####£*=-,,
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,,,,-=*£## REACHED, AND OVER TIME, THE SEEDLING ##£*=-,,,,
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,,,,-=*£## * @ @ IGNITION SEQUENCE STARTED @ @ * ##£*=-,,,,
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