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.&...&&&&. IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS &&.&......
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.&.&.&&..& 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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&.&&.&&&&. FARMING. BESPOKE CHEMICALS ARE .&&&.&.&..
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.&&...&&.. PREVIOUS YIELD. &&.&.&&..&
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&.&..&&... TO LEAVE A BASELINE DIFFERENT TO THE &..&..&...
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&...&&&&&. CREATED THEN FOR EACH TIME THE SOIL IS &&&&.&&.&.
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