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on

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story

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Free-fall”

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by

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S.

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Park,

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who

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been

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writing

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queer,

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furry ,

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and

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weird

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fiction

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since

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he was

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six,

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you

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find

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more

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his

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stories

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Microcosm,

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and

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on

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Etsy.

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often

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why

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furry,

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subculture,

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queer.

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maintain

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be

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mysterious.

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we

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begin

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by

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asking

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and

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examining

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what

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animal

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we

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are,

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what

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gender

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or

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what

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orientation

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is,

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once

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assumptions

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about

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identity

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longer

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taken

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for

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granted,

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nigh

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impossible

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to

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stop

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asking

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questions.

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about

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need

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of

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certain

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parties

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to

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ban

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any

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culture or

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expression

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that

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might

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elicit

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such

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questioning

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are

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not

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a

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matter

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for

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this

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month’s

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celebration,

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so

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instead

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Please

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“Coffee

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and

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Free-fall”

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by

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S. Park, Part 1 of 2

Emily Aurelius let out a

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long

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breath

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as

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she

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set

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foot

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on

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Dromia VI

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for

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the

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first

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time.
     She

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was

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a

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golden

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jackal

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of

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fairly

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average

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height,

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with

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a

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slender

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build,

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dark

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hazel

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eyes,

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golden-brown

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fur

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ticked

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with

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darker

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brown

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along

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her

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back

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and

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brushy

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tail,

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and

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large, mobile

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ears that

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swiveled

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about,

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taking

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everything

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around

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her

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in.

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Shoulder-length

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dark

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brown

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hair

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fell

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in

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loose

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waves

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around

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her

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narrow-muzzled

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face,

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pinned

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back

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on

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one

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side

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with

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a

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hand-decorated

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barrette,

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and

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a

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simple,

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practical

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coverall

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in

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plain

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dark

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blue

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was

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her

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only

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article

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of

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clothing,

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belted at her

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waist,

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which

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nicely

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emphasized

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broad

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hips

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and

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modestly-sized

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breasts.
     Holding

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her

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breath

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as

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she

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stepped

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over

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the

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threshold

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had been

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completely

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absurd,

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but

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Emily

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hadn’t

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been

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able

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to

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help

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feeling

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as

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though

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somehow

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something

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would

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stop

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her,

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somebody

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would

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turn

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up

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and

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tell

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her that

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she

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couldn’t

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be

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here,

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she

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had

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to

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go

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back

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to

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Mars,

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back

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to

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the

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Terran

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Federation,

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back

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to

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her

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real

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home.

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Surely

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there

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was

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no

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way

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she

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could

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be

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allowed

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to

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actually

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escape.

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Yet

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here

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she

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was,

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just

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outside

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the

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long

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tunnel

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of

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the

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disembarking

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tube

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from

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the

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shuttle

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that

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had

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brought

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her

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here,

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and

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a tension

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she

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hadn’t

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fully

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realized

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she’d

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been

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carrying

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went

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out

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of

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her.
     She

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stepped

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aside

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from

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the

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flow

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of

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people

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of

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assorted

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species,

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towing

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her

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massive

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suitcase

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behind

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her,

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and

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paused to

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just

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soak

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in

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the

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sudden

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sense

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of

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relief

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that

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washed

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over

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her.

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What

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was

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beneath

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her

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bare

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paws—bare

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because

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bare

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feet

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were

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acceptable

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among

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morphs,

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and

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every

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penny

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not

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spent

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on

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shoes

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could

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go

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towards

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her

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escape—was

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only

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worn

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shuttleport

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carpet

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in

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a

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rather

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unattractive

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pattern,

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but

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it

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still

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felt

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amazing.

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She

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could

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feel

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the

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way

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the

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gravity

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was a

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little

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bit

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stronger

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than

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back

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home,

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and

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the

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smell

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of

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the

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air

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was

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different

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too,

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even

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here

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inside

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where

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everything

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was

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no

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doubt

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filtered

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and

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air-conditioned.

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She

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really

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was

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on

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an

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alien

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world,

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an

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Alliance

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world,

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a

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world

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where

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humanity

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didn’t

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rule.
     The

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shuttle

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had

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smelled

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different

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too,

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of

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course,

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and

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the

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big

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interstellar

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liner

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that

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had

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carried her

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from

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the

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Sol

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system to the Dromia system, yet this air

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still

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seemed

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amazing,

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the

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scent

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of

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somewhere

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truly

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other.

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Suddenly

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eager

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to

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get

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outside,

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Emily

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grabbed

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her

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suitcase

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and

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hurried

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down

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the

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shuttleport

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hall.
     Other

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passengers

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moved

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around

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her,

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mostly

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morphs,

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the

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sentient

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and

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largely

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humanoid

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animal

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people

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that

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made

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up

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much

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of

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the

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Alliance

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of

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Sentients.

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There

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were

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humans

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too, though,

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and

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she

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even

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saw

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one

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Threoa, a vaguely feline alien

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from

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far

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outside of

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the

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sphere

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of

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human

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influence.

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It

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was

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strolling

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beside

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a

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feral

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wolf

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morph,

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the

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two

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quadrupeds

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in

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easy

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companionship,

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but

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a

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human

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walked

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on

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the

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alien’s

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other

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side,

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and was

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obviously

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part

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of

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their

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conversation

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as

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well,

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which

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made

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Emily

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blink

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in

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surprise.

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Back

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on

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Mars

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humans,

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morphs

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and

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aliens

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tended

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to

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keep

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to

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themselves.

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Seeing

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that

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trio

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felt

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strange,

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almost

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uncomfortable.
     Emily

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frowned at

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that

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feeling.

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She’d

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come

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here

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in

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part

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to

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escape

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the

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oppressive

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sense

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of

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propriety

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that

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suffused

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Federation

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culture,

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especially

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Solarian

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culture.

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Why

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should

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seeing

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exactly

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what

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she’d

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hoped

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to

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find

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here

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feel

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wrong?

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She

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found

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herself

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glancing

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around,

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to

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see

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if

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anybody

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else

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was

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staring,

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and

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it

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was

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even

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stranger

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to

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find

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nobody

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was.

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Nobody

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was

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going

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to

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jump

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in

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and tell

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the

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three

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to keep

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to

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themselves.

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Of

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course

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probably

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nobody

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back

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home

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would

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have

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either,

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people

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would

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have

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just

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stared,

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and

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gossiped

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later.
     Realizing

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that

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she

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herself

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was

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staring,

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Emily

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looked

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away

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from

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the

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trio

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and

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walked

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a

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little

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faster.

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Ahead

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a

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pair

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of

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doors

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stood

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open,

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the

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passengers

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from

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the

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shuttle

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streaming

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through

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them,

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into

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the

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alien

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day

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beyond.
     Outside

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she

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paused

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again,

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looking

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around

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at

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her

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new

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world.

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It

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was

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very

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green,

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that

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was

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the

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first

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thing

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she

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noticed.

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The

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plants

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here

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used

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chlorophyll

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just

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like

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on

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Earth,

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and

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like

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the

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largely

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Earth-native

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plants

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of

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Mars,

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so

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they

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were

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green

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in

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the

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same

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way,

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though

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there

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were

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reds

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and

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purples

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mixed

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in too

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that

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were

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less

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common

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back

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home.
     No,

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that

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was

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no

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longer

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home.

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Time

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to

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stop

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thinking

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of

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it

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that

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way.

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This

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was

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home

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now.
     But

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though

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the

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green

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itself

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wasn’t

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really

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different,

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the

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amount

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of

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it

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was.

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The

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shuttleport

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she’d

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left

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from

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had

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been

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a

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thing

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of

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concrete

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and

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metal,

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all

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spare

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practicality,

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humming

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with

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ground

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cars

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and

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aircars

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and

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paved

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almost

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everywhere.

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A

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paved

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road

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swooped

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in

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front

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of

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the

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shuttleport

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here,

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swarmed with

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vehicles,

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both

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ground

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and

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air,

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picking

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up

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and

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dropping

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off,

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but

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it

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threaded

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through

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a

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sea

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of

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green.

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The

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whole

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front

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of

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the

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shuttleport

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seemed

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to

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be

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a

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garden,

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crammed

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with

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plants.

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Where was

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the

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parking

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lot?

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Surely

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there

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must

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be

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one!

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Yet

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there

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was

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no

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sign

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of

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the

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broad

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expanses

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of

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pavement

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and

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vehicles

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she’d

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expected,

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there

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was

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just

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green

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and

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green

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and

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green.

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That

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was

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at

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least

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half

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of

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the

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alien

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scent

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that

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filled

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her

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nostrils

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as she inhaled

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again,

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the

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scent

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of

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green

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and

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growing

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things.
     "Emily?"
     Emily

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turned

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and

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saw

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a

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familiar

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person

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striding

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towards

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her,

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and

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she

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broke

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into

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a

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grin. "Yin!"
     Yin

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was

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a

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wolf

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morph,

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a

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good

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head

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taller

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than

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Emily

enjoy: 00:06:41

and

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at

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least

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half

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again

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as

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broad.

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She

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was

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built

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like

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a

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weight lifter,

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dressed in

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nothing

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more

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than

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a

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tank

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top

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and

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torn

enjoy: 00:06:48

jean

enjoy: 00:06:49

shorts,

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with

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heavy

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black

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boots

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covering

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her

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feet.

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Her

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fur

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was

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gray,

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streaked

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with

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darker

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markings

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and

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touched

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with

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white

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at

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her

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muzzle

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and

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along

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her

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belly,

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while

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her

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hair

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was

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jet

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black,

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with a

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few

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threads

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of

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silver

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through

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it.
     As

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she

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approached

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she

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opened

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her

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arms,

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and

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Emily

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couldn’t

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keep

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from

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flinging

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herself

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into

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that

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embrace.

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They’d

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only

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met

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in

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person

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once,

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but

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they

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talked

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for

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hours

enjoy: 00:07:12

and

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hours

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whenever

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Yin

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was

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in

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the

enjoy: 00:07:14

Sol

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system,

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so

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Yin

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seemed

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familiar

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all

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the

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same,

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especially

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in

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a

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place

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where

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Emily

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didn’t

enjoy: 00:07:18

know

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a

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single

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other

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soul.
     Yin

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gave

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her

enjoy: 00:07:22

a

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tight

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hug,

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nearly

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lifting

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her off her

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feet,

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then

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stepped

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back. "It’s

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good

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to

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see

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you

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again,

enjoy: 00:07:29

finally.

enjoy: 00:07:30

Got

enjoy: 00:07:30

any

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more

enjoy: 00:07:30

luggage?"
     Emily

enjoy: 00:07:32

shook

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her

enjoy: 00:07:32

head. "Just

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this."
     "I’ve

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got an

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aircar.

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The

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place

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I

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found

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for

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you

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is

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out

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in

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the

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country,

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so

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I

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thought

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we’d

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make a

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quick hop of it.

enjoy: 00:07:40

I can

enjoy: 00:07:41

take

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you

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around

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by

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ground

enjoy: 00:07:42

car

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or

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on

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foot

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to

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play

enjoy: 00:07:43

tourist

enjoy: 00:07:44

once

enjoy: 00:07:44

you’ve

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settled

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in

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and

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gotten

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some

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rest."
     "That

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sounds

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good."

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Emily

enjoy: 00:07:49

had

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been

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several

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weeks

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on

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the

enjoy: 00:07:50

ship

enjoy: 00:07:51

over,

enjoy: 00:07:51

living

enjoy: 00:07:51

in

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a

enjoy: 00:07:51

cramped

enjoy: 00:07:52

shared

enjoy: 00:07:52

bunkroom,

enjoy: 00:07:53

so

enjoy: 00:07:53

rest in

enjoy: 00:07:54

an

enjoy: 00:07:54

actual

enjoy: 00:07:55

groundside

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apartment

enjoy: 00:07:56

was

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definitely

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appealing.
     "Come

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on,

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then."

enjoy: 00:08:00

Yin

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set

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off

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along

enjoy: 00:08:01

the

enjoy: 00:08:01

sidewalk

enjoy: 00:08:02

and

enjoy: 00:08:02

Emily

enjoy: 00:08:02

trotted

enjoy: 00:08:02

after,

enjoy: 00:08:03

feeling

enjoy: 00:08:04

the

enjoy: 00:08:04

warm

enjoy: 00:08:04

pavement

enjoy: 00:08:05

under

enjoy: 00:08:05

her

enjoy: 00:08:05

paws.

enjoy: 00:08:06

They

enjoy: 00:08:06

walked

enjoy: 00:08:07

along

enjoy: 00:08:07

a

enjoy: 00:08:07

path

enjoy: 00:08:07

that

enjoy: 00:08:08

wound

enjoy: 00:08:08

amid

enjoy: 00:08:08

trees

enjoy: 00:08:09

and

enjoy: 00:08:09

shrubs

enjoy: 00:08:09

and

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flowers

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until

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it

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came

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to

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a

enjoy: 00:08:11

tiny

enjoy: 00:08:11

little

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building.

enjoy: 00:08:13

Emily

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recognized

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it

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and

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smiled,

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realizing

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where

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the

enjoy: 00:08:16

vehicles

enjoy: 00:08:16

must

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be.

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It

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was

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an

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elevator.

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Sure

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enough,

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once

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they’d descended

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they

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came

enjoy: 00:08:21

out

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into

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a

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parking

enjoy: 00:08:22

garage,

enjoy: 00:08:22

smelling

enjoy: 00:08:23

faintly

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of

enjoy: 00:08:23

machine

enjoy: 00:08:24

oil

enjoy: 00:08:24

and

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ozone,

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and

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crowded

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with

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groundcars

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and aircars

enjoy: 00:08:27

alike.
     Yin

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took

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Emily’s

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suitcase

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and

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loaded

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it

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into

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the

enjoy: 00:08:32

back

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of

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a

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bright

enjoy: 00:08:33

red

enjoy: 00:08:33

aircar

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with

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absurdly

enjoy: 00:08:34

tiny

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little

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wings.

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It "flew"

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with

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countergrav,

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of

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course,

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the

enjoy: 00:08:38

wings

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were

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actually

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for

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steering,

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not

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lift.
     Emily

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climbed

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into

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the

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passenger

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seat,

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looking

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around

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for

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the

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seatbelt.

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Yin,

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climbing

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into

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the

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driver’s

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seat

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beside

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her,

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said, "It’s

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got a

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safe

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field.

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No

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belt."
     "Oh. But

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what

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if

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that

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fails?"
     "It’s

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triple

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redundant

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and

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independently

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powered.

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It

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won’t!

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Also

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I’m

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a

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licensed

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military

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pilot,

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I

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know

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what

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I’m

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doing

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in

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the

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air.

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I

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could

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fly

enjoy: 00:09:04

the

enjoy: 00:09:04

shuttle

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you

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came

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in

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on,

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I

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can

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certainly

enjoy: 00:09:07

fly

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this

enjoy: 00:09:07

little

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thing.

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We

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won’t

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crash."
     "Oh."

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Not

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entirely

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sure

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she

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felt

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reassured,

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Emily

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sat

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back

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in

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the

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seat

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as

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Yin

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expertly

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maneuvered the

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little

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vehicle

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through

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the

enjoy: 00:09:19

parking

enjoy: 00:09:19

garage

enjoy: 00:09:19

and

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out

enjoy: 00:09:20

into

enjoy: 00:09:20

the

enjoy: 00:09:20

air

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beyond.

enjoy: 00:09:22

It

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sailed

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along

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sedately,

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gradually

enjoy: 00:09:25

rising

enjoy: 00:09:26

above

enjoy: 00:09:27

the

enjoy: 00:09:27

sea

enjoy: 00:09:27

of

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green.

enjoy: 00:09:28

As

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Emily

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got

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a

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better

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view,

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she

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saw

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the

enjoy: 00:09:30

shuttleport

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itself,

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with its

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big,

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paved

enjoy: 00:09:32

landing

enjoy: 00:09:33

pads

enjoy: 00:09:33

covered

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in

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obscure

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markings,

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the

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whole

enjoy: 00:09:36

thing

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surrounded

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by

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greenery.

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It

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seemed

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to

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go

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on

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forever,

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as

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if

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the

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shuttleport

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were

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in

enjoy: 00:09:43

the

enjoy: 00:09:43

middle

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of

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a

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forest,

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but

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slowly

enjoy: 00:09:45

Emily

enjoy: 00:09:45

started

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to

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notice

enjoy: 00:09:46

the

enjoy: 00:09:46

buildings

enjoy: 00:09:47

peeking

enjoy: 00:09:47

up

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amid

enjoy: 00:09:47

the

enjoy: 00:09:48

green.

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As

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the

enjoy: 00:09:49

aircar

enjoy: 00:09:50

curved

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around

enjoy: 00:09:51

she

enjoy: 00:09:51

saw

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that

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in

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one

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direction

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the

enjoy: 00:09:52

buildings

enjoy: 00:09:53

grew

enjoy: 00:09:53

thicker

enjoy: 00:09:53

and

enjoy: 00:09:53

thicker

enjoy: 00:09:54

until

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there was

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actually

enjoy: 00:09:56

a

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city

enjoy: 00:09:56

and

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not

enjoy: 00:09:57

a

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forest. In

enjoy: 00:09:58

every

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other

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direction,

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though,

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everything

enjoy: 00:10:00

was

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green.
     "Is

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the

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whole

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planet

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a

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garden?"

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she

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said,

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taking in

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the

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view.
     Yin

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laughed. "No!

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But

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it’s

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something

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of

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a

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tradition

enjoy: 00:10:10

here

enjoy: 00:10:11

to

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plant

enjoy: 00:10:11

trees

enjoy: 00:10:11

whenever

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anything

enjoy: 00:10:12

new

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gets

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built,

enjoy: 00:10:13

and

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to

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build

enjoy: 00:10:14

underground

enjoy: 00:10:15

as

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much

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as

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is

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practical.

enjoy: 00:10:17

In

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fact

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I’m

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pretty

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sure

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it’s a

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zoning

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law

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that

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outside

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of

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urban

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areas

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there

enjoy: 00:10:20

are

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strict

enjoy: 00:10:21

limits

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on

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how

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much

enjoy: 00:10:21

you

enjoy: 00:10:21

can

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put

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above

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ground.

enjoy: 00:10:23

So

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everything

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just

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ends

enjoy: 00:10:24

up

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looking

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like

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gardens.

enjoy: 00:10:26

We’re

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headed

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away

enjoy: 00:10:27

from

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the

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city,

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so

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we’ll

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go

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over

enjoy: 00:10:28

some

enjoy: 00:10:29

agricultural

enjoy: 00:10:29

land,

enjoy: 00:10:30

and

enjoy: 00:10:30

some

enjoy: 00:10:30

of

enjoy: 00:10:31

the

enjoy: 00:10:31

native

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forest

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shortly,

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once

enjoy: 00:10:33

I

enjoy: 00:10:33

get

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out

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of

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restricted

enjoy: 00:10:34

airspace

enjoy: 00:10:35

and

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can

enjoy: 00:10:35

open

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this

enjoy: 00:10:36

little

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thing

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up."

enjoy: 00:10:38

Yin

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patted

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the

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steering

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yoke

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fondly.
     That

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sounded

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ominous

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to

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Emily.

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She

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gripped

enjoy: 00:10:45

the

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door’s

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handle

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just

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a

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bit

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harder,

enjoy: 00:10:46

then

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yelped

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as Yin

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suddenly

enjoy: 00:10:48

sent

enjoy: 00:10:48

the

enjoy: 00:10:48

aircar

enjoy: 00:10:49

rocketing

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forward at what

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felt like a

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ridiculous

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speed. "There

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we

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go!"

enjoy: 00:10:53

said

enjoy: 00:10:54

Yin,

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grinning,

enjoy: 00:10:55

her

enjoy: 00:10:55

ears

enjoy: 00:10:56

pricked

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forward,

enjoy: 00:10:57

hands

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confidently

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gripping

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the

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steering

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yoke.

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The

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green

enjoy: 00:11:00

was

enjoy: 00:11:00

now

enjoy: 00:11:01

a

enjoy: 00:11:01

blur

enjoy: 00:11:01

whipping

enjoy: 00:11:02

by

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beneath

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them,

enjoy: 00:11:03

though

enjoy: 00:11:03

they

enjoy: 00:11:03

were

enjoy: 00:11:03

still

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climbing,

enjoy: 00:11:04

and

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as

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they

enjoy: 00:11:05

got

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higher

enjoy: 00:11:05

and

enjoy: 00:11:05

higher

enjoy: 00:11:06

it

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became

enjoy: 00:11:06

both

enjoy: 00:11:07

less

enjoy: 00:11:07

alarming,

enjoy: 00:11:08

and

enjoy: 00:11:08

easier

enjoy: 00:11:08

to

enjoy: 00:11:09

see

enjoy: 00:11:09

the

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countryside

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below.
     It

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was

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countryside

enjoy: 00:11:12

now,

enjoy: 00:11:13

with

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broad

enjoy: 00:11:14

green fields

enjoy: 00:11:15

intermixed

enjoy: 00:11:15

with

enjoy: 00:11:15

patches

enjoy: 00:11:16

of

enjoy: 00:11:16

wilder

enjoy: 00:11:16

green,

enjoy: 00:11:17

and

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very

enjoy: 00:11:18

occasionally

enjoy: 00:11:18

dotted with

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buildings.

enjoy: 00:11:21

This

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all had

enjoy: 00:11:21

been

enjoy: 00:11:21

settled

enjoy: 00:11:22

for

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hundreds

enjoy: 00:11:23

of

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years,

enjoy: 00:11:23

of

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course,

enjoy: 00:11:24

but

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it

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was

enjoy: 00:11:25

newly

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settled

enjoy: 00:11:26

still

enjoy: 00:11:26

compared

enjoy: 00:11:26

to

enjoy: 00:11:27

anywhere

enjoy: 00:11:27

on

enjoy: 00:11:27

Earth

enjoy: 00:11:27

or

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even

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on

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Mars,

enjoy: 00:11:29

where

enjoy: 00:11:29

humanity

enjoy: 00:11:30

had

enjoy: 00:11:30

been

enjoy: 00:11:30

living

enjoy: 00:11:30

since

enjoy: 00:11:31

the

enjoy: 00:11:31

days

enjoy: 00:11:31

when

enjoy: 00:11:31

humanity

enjoy: 00:11:32

had

enjoy: 00:11:32

thought

enjoy: 00:11:32

themselves

enjoy: 00:11:33

alone

enjoy: 00:11:34

in

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the

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universe.
     "So

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I’ve

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ironed

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out

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my

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schedule

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since

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we

enjoy: 00:11:39

last

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spoke,"

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said

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Yin,

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glancing

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over

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at

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Emily, "And

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I’ve

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got

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just

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over

enjoy: 00:11:42

six

enjoy: 00:11:43

months

enjoy: 00:11:43

to

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hang

enjoy: 00:11:43

around

enjoy: 00:11:44

and

enjoy: 00:11:44

help

enjoy: 00:11:44

you

enjoy: 00:11:44

get

enjoy: 00:11:44

settled in

enjoy: 00:11:45

before

enjoy: 00:11:45

TEA

enjoy: 00:11:46

and

enjoy: 00:11:46

I

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jet

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off

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again."

enjoy: 00:11:48

Emily

enjoy: 00:11:48

nodded.

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Yin

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wasn’t a

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native

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of

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Dromia VI, she

enjoy: 00:11:52

was

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from

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one

enjoy: 00:11:52

of

enjoy: 00:11:52

the

enjoy: 00:11:52

other

enjoy: 00:11:53

Alliance

enjoy: 00:11:53

planets,

enjoy: 00:11:54

and

enjoy: 00:11:54

did

enjoy: 00:11:54

a

enjoy: 00:11:54

lot

enjoy: 00:11:55

of

enjoy: 00:11:55

traveling.

enjoy: 00:11:56

Which

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was

enjoy: 00:11:56

how

enjoy: 00:11:57

they’d

enjoy: 00:11:57

become

enjoy: 00:11:57

friends,

enjoy: 00:11:58

since

enjoy: 00:11:58

Emily

enjoy: 00:11:58

had

enjoy: 00:11:58

never

enjoy: 00:11:59

left

enjoy: 00:11:59

Mars

enjoy: 00:11:59

before

enjoy: 00:12:00

this

enjoy: 00:12:00

trip.

enjoy: 00:12:01

They’d

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chatted

enjoy: 00:12:02

in

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real time

enjoy: 00:12:02

frequently

enjoy: 00:12:03

whenever

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Yin

enjoy: 00:12:04

had

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been

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in

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the

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Sol

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system, and

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they’d

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also

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sent

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letters

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in

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between.

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They

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were

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close

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friends,

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though

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Emily

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sometimes

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had

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a

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hard

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time

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imagining

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why.

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Yin

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was

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older,

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more

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outgoing,

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braver,

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and

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seemed

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utterly

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comfortable

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in

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her

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own

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skin,

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something

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Emily

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had

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never

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managed.
     

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Yin

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had

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been

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in

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the

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military

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in

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her

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youth,

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which

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Emily

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couldn’t

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even

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imagine

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doing,

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and

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she

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seemed

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to

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travel

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around

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space as

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she

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pleased

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now,

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with

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her

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parter,

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an

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AI

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housed

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in

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a

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spaceship

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called

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The

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Easily

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Amused,

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or

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TEA.

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Emily had

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talked

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to

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TEA

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a

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lot

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too,

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but

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hadn’t

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clicked

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with

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the

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AI

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the

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way

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she

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had

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with

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her

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fellow

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morph.

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Exactly

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what

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Yin

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did

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was

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a

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little

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nebulous

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to

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Emily.

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She

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knew

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Yin

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sometimes

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hauled

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small

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cargo

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or

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did

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courier

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work,

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but

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Emily

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was

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half

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afraid

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to

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ask

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the

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details,

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she

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had

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a

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feeling

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that

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some

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of

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what

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Yin

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did

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was

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very

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illegal,

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at

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least

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by

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the

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Federation’s

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laws.

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She

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was

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less

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familiar

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with

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the

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Alliance,

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something

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that

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probably

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should

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change

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soon,

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since

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she

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lived

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here

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now.
      "Thank

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you,"

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she

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said

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as the

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little

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aircraft

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began

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to

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slow

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and

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descend

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again. "I’m

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not

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sure

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I’d

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have

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been

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brave

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enough

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to

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move

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here

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without

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knowing

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there’d

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be

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somebody

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I

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know

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waiting."
     "I’m

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always

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happy

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to

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help

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a

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friend,"

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said Yin. "Part

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of

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why

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I

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like

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the

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traveling

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life.

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I

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can

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hop

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around

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wherever

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I’m

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needed.

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I’m

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also

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always

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happy

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to

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help

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somebody

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escape

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that

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cesspit

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over

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in

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the

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Federation."

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There

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was

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a

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low

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growl in Yin’s voice as she

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began

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to

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circle

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their

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destination,

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a

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small

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town

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that

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spread

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out

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along

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a

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riverbank

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amid

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a

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native

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forest.
     

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Emily

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shifted

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slightly,

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feeling

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uncomfortable at

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both

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what

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Yin

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had

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said

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and

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the

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tone

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she’d

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said

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it

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in. "It’s

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not

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all

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bad

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there.

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Things

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are

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improving.

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There

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are

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five

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non-human

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senators

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on

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Mars

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now,

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you

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know."
     Yin

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snorted. "Oh

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boy,

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five

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whole

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morphs.

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Out of

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how

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many?"
     Emily

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felt

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her

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ears

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flush, and

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she

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laid

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them

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back

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in

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embarrassment.

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Yin

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touched

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the

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aircar

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down

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on

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a

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small

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landing

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pad

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beside

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a

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modest

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three-story

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building.

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Then

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she

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reached

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out

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and

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patted

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Emily’s

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shoulder. "Hey,

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it’s

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not

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your

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fault that the

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Federation

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is

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backwards.

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Though

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now

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that

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you’re

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here

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in

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the

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Alliance, you’ll

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need

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to

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watch

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that

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kind

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of

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language."
     Emily

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blinked at Yin. "Language?"
      "’Non-human.’

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It’s

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considered

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a

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bit

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of

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a

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slur

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here,

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especially when

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applied

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to

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morphs.

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You

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and

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I,

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my

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friend,

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are

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human.

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Every

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bit

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as

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much

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as

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any

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furless

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ape

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you’ve

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ever

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met."
     Emily’s

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ears

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flicked

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in confusion. "But...

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You’re a

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wolf

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Yadi

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morph. I’m a

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jackal

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morph.

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We’re

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not

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human."
     "Why

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not?"

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Yin

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grinned

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cheerfully

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at

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Emily. "Human

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isn’t

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the

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kind

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of

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skin

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you

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have

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or

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even

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the

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shape

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of

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your

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body.

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Human

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is

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a

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way

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of

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thinking.

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You

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have

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a

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human

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mind,

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so

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you’re

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human.

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Both

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legally

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and

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culturally

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speaking, here.

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Even

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and AIs

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are

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mostly

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human

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here.

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Everyone

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but

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actual

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aliens

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like

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the Dansk or Threoa are

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human

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in

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the

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Alliance. And

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there’s

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some

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talk

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of

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expanding the

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legal

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definition

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to

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include

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aliens

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who

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have

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demonstrably

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human

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ways

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of

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thinking

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like

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them

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too."
     Emily

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found

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herself

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blinking

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again

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at

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the thought

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of

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declaring

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a

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Dansk,

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a

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half-ton

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amphibious

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arthropod

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like

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some

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bizarre

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cross between a

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lobster and a

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centaur,

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to

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be

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a

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human

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being. "That’s

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weird."
     "Is

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it?"

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Yin

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tilted

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her

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head,

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looking

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over

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at

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Emily

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intently. "Is

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it

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really?

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Most

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morphs

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were

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made

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with

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human

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DNA,

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you

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know.

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Animal

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bodies

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with

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human

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brains.

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For

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a

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basic

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humanoid type

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like

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yourself

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the

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differences

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are

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nearly

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entirely

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cosmetic. A

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few

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of

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us

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can

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even

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interbreed

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with

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humans.

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That’s

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part

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of

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the

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definition

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of

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a

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species,

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is

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ability

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to interbreed.

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Hell, Yadis

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are

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a

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lot

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further

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off

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from

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baseline

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humanity,

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so

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it’s

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very

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likely

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that

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you’re

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more

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closely related to

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what

enjoy: 00:16:06

the

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Federation

enjoy: 00:16:07

calls

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humans

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than

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you

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are

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to

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me.

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So

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why

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should

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the

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fur—or

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the

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chitin

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for

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that

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matter—make

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any

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difference?"
     "I...

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I

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don’t

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know."

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Emily

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looked

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over

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at

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Yin,

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suddenly

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aware of

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how

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strange

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Yin

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really

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was.

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Yadis

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were a

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very

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unique

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species.

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They

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were

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fully

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hermaphroditic,

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for

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one

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thing.

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They

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tended

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to

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read

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as—and

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live

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as—females,

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since

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the

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hips

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needed

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to

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bear

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children

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and

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the

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breasts

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needed

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to

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nurse

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them

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were

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both

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more

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immediately

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obvious

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than

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the

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masculine

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elements

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of

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their

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anatomy.

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But

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that

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actually

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quite

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drastic

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difference

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meant

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they

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weren’t

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genetically

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compatible

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with

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any

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other

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morph

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species. If

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Emily

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wanted

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to

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have

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children,

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she

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could

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find

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any

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number

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of

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morphs

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from

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similar

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design

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backgrounds

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who

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might

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be

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compatible

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with

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her.

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Yin

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could—and

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had,

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Emily knew—interbreed

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only

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with

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another

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Yadi. Emily had to

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admit that

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this

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probably

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made

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her

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a

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different

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species

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than

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Emily

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was,

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and

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yet

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of

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course

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Emily

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thought

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of

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them

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both

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as

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morphs,

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as

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essentially

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the

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same.
     "Think

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about

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it,"

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said

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Yin,

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and

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then

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she

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opened

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the

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aircar

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door

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and

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stepped

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out.

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Emily

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opened

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her

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own

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door,

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feeling

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her

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mind

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spinning

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as

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she

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did.

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She’d

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known

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things

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would

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be

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different

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here,

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but

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she

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hadn’t

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known

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they’d

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be

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this

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different.

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Admitting

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she

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and

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Yin

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were

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different

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things

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might

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make

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sense.

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But

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calling

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herself

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human?

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That

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seemed

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utterly

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impossible.
     Somehow,

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as

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she

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got

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her

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things

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into

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her

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apartment,

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said

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her

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goodbyes

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to Yin, and

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began

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to

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do

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a

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little

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unpacking,

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that

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thought

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drove

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home

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more

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than

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anything

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else

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had—even

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the

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alien

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scent

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of

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the

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air—that

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she

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was

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no

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longer

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in

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the

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Federation,

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that

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she

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really

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was

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on

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an

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alien

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world,

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where

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things

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were

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different.
     What

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else

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might

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be

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different

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here?

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She’d known

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that

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her

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economic

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circumstances

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would

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be

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different,

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that

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was

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the

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ostensible

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reason

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why

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she’d

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saved

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up

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the

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funds

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to

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move.

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Morphs

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had

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a

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hard

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time

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getting

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anything

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but

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the

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most

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menial

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of

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jobs

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on

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Mars, and

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she

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knew

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it

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was

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the

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same

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elsewhere

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in

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the

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Federation.

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Here

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morphs

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were

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a

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majority

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of

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the

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population,

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and

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as

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she’d

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already

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seen,

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species

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prejudice

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was

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much

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less

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common.

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And

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while

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both

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star

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nations

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had

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social

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safety

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nets

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that meant

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she

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wouldn’t

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be

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homeless,

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the

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Federation’s

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welfare

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program

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was

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considerably

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less

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generous;

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if

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she

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lost her

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job

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and

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had

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to

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fall

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back

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on

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it

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she’d

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probably be

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reduced to

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living

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in

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a

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group

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home

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of

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some

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kind,

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with

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only

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the

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barest

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of

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amenities.

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Here,

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well...

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She

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looked

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around the

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little

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apartment

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and

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smiled.

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This

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was

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a

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basic

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living

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home,

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a

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place

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provided

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for

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free

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to

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anybody—even

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a

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non-citizen

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like

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her—who

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registered

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as

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being

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in

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danger

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of

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homelessness.
     She

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wanted

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to

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find

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a

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good

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job and

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get

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a

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place

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that

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was

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truly

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her

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own

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eventually,

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but

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for

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now

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this

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was

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at

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least

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as

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nice

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as

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anywhere

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she’d

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ever

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paid

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to

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live

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on

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Mars.

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It

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had

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two

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rooms,

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a

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living-dining

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room

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with

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an

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attached

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kitchenette,

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and

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a

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single

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modest

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bedroom

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with

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a

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small

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but

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nicely

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appointed

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bathroom.

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It

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even

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had

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a

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built-in

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computer

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terminal

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that

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looked

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fairly

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decent.
     Seeing

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that

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yanked

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Emily’s

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thoughts

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to

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a

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different

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track

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entirely, and

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she

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went

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to

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her

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suitcase,

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digging

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through

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it

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until

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she

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found

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a

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small

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box

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that she’d

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carefully

enjoy: 00:19:22

wrapped

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up

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in

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several

enjoy: 00:19:22

of

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her

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shirts.

enjoy: 00:19:24

Most

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of

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her

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luggage

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was

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clothing,

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she’d

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sold

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all

enjoy: 00:19:26

her

enjoy: 00:19:26

larger

enjoy: 00:19:27

possessions

enjoy: 00:19:27

to

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add

enjoy: 00:19:27

to

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her

enjoy: 00:19:28

moving

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fund,

enjoy: 00:19:29

but

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a

enjoy: 00:19:29

few

enjoy: 00:19:29

other

enjoy: 00:19:30

things

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had

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come

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along

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as

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well.

enjoy: 00:19:32

This

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was

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the

enjoy: 00:19:33

one

enjoy: 00:19:33

thing

enjoy: 00:19:33

she’d

enjoy: 00:19:34

have

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brought

enjoy: 00:19:34

even

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if

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she

enjoy: 00:19:34

had

enjoy: 00:19:35

to

enjoy: 00:19:35

leave

enjoy: 00:19:35

everything

enjoy: 00:19:35

else

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behind.
     Inside

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the

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box,

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further

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wrapped

enjoy: 00:19:40

in

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foam

enjoy: 00:19:40

padding,

enjoy: 00:19:41

was

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an

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induction

enjoy: 00:19:42

headset

enjoy: 00:19:42

and

enjoy: 00:19:42

a

enjoy: 00:19:42

tiny

enjoy: 00:19:43

data

enjoy: 00:19:43

card.

enjoy: 00:19:44

Emily

enjoy: 00:19:44

extracted

enjoy: 00:19:45

the

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card,

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then

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turned

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on

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the

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computer

enjoy: 00:19:47

terminal

enjoy: 00:19:47

and

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examined

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its

enjoy: 00:19:48

input

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ports.

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The

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ports

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were

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familiar,

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much

enjoy: 00:19:51

to

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her

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relief.

enjoy: 00:19:51

These

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things

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were

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standardized

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in

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the

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Federation,

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and

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it

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seemed

enjoy: 00:19:55

the

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same

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standard

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was

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used

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here.

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One

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point

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in

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common

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between

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the

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