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.....,~*$$ II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET $$*~,.....
......,~*$ III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE $*~,......
.....,~*$$ LIKE OURS, FEELS ABANDONED $$*~,.....
....,~*$$¤ IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS ¤$$*~,....
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..,~*$$¤¶# V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH #¶¤$$*~,..
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.,~*$$¤¶## MANUFACTURED AND ADDED TO "CLEAN" ##¶¤$$*~,.
..,~*$$¤¶# (DEAD) SOIL BEFORE EACH YIELD. #¶¤$$*~,..
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