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,,,,,,,:«%  ii. forced to land on foreign planet    %«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:«%* iii. searched for traces of other life   *%«:,,,,,,
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,,,:«%*&##      with dust on solar panels           ##&*%«:,,,
,,:«%*&###   v. pioneer experiment, not enough      ###&*%«:,,
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,,:«%*&###      precious materials to be alotted    ###&*%«:,,
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,,,,,,,:«% on  earth at this time the soil has been %«:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« contaminated  by   previous  generations «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: attempts   at   large-scale   industrial :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, farming.    bespoke     chemicals    are ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: manufactured   and   added  to   "clean" :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:« (dead)    soil   before    each   yield. «:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,:«%* to be used.                              *%«:,,,,,,
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