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&.&&.&.&.& I. SENT ON A ROCKET INTO EARTH ORBIT &&.&.&.&&.
&..&.&.&.& II. FORCED TO LAND ON FOREIGN PLANET .&.&.&..&.
&.&&.&.&.& III. SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF OTHER LIFE &&.&.&.&&.
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&.&&.&.&.& IV. CLUNKY BUILD, RUGGED, PROBLEMS &&.&.&.&&.
&..&.&.&.& WITH DUST ON SOLAR PANELS .&.&.&..&.
&.&&.&.&.& V. PIONEER EXPERIMENT, NOT ENOUGH &&.&.&.&&.
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&.&&.&.&.& PRECIOUS MATERIALS TO BE ALOTTED &&.&.&.&&.
&..&.&.&.& VI. FINDS WATER. FINDS FUCKING WATER .&.&.&..&.
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&.&&.&.&.& 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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&.&&.&.&.& PREVIOUS YIELD. &&.&.&.&&.
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&.&&.&.&.& IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR EACH ITERATION &&.&.&.&&.
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