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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      ,~»**£§###
##§£**»~,,      WITH DUST ON SOLAR PANELS           ,,~»**£§##
#§£**»~,,,   V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH      ,,,~»**£§#
§£**»~,,,,      BELIEF IN ITS SUCCESS FOR PRECIOUS  ,,,,~»**£§
£**»~,,,,,      PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED    ,,,,,~»**£
**»~,,,,,,  VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER    ,,,,,,~»**
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##§£**»~,, ATTEMPTS   AT   LARGE-SCALE   INDUSTRIAL ,,~»**£§##
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§£**»~,,,, MANUFACTURED   AND   ADDED   TO  "CLEAN" ,,,,~»**£§
£**»~,,,,, (DEAD)   SOIL    BEFORE    EACH   YIELD. ,,,,,~»**£
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£**»~,,,,, THESE  CHEMS  ARE  MADE  TO  CREATE  THE ,,,,,~»**£
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##§£**»~,, METABOLITES   FROM  THE   CHEMS  OF  THE ,,~»**£§##
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£**»~,,,,, LAST. NEW  CORRECTING  CHEMS  NEED TO BE ,,,,,~»**£
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