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&%;=^,,,,, 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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&%;=^,,,,, Away. The Elves Have ,,,,,^=;%&
%;=^,,,,,, Strapped Themselves In, And ,,,,,,^=;%
;=^,,,,,,, Are Lying Completely Still, ,,,,,,,^=;
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