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Stories. This

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is a story about a new character

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named Sadira. She

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has been learning about artifacts and

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has just learned she is going

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to be able to go on an expedition

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to find some artifacts herself. Sadira

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is very excited and can't wait

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to get started. She

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head home to pack and get the

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things she needs so that she

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can try and get what the teacher has asked

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for. Before Ozelle, her

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competition, does Sadeira

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knows exactly where she is

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going to go to look for artifacts Earth,

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Sadira visits Prince Edward

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Island. Sadeira

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was staring out the large oval

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shaped window at the planet below, wishing

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that she could be with her mother, who

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was leading an expedition to one

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of the ancient settlements there. It

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would be more exciting than sitting here

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in class learning via this pad.

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All we have been doing this cycle is attending

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lectures and writing tests, she

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mumbled to herself. Sadeira

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was already ahead in her studies,

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so she found all the sitting around boring,

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So that wraps up this part

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of our lectures on this topic. Now

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let's talk about what the final assignment

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is going to look like, Teacher

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Alera said to the group. Upon

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hearing the word assignment, Sadira

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woke from her daydream and started

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paying more attention. Since

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we have spent these past cycles talking

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about various different cultures, peoples

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and regions of the Milky Way, I

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thought it prudent to have a more practical

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assignment. We can

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escape from theory and our screens

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to have a more hands on learning experience.

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And since this is so experimental,

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let's make it have the most waiting

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in terms of your adjudication this cycle,

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Aleara said, with a level

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of excitement only it could bring.

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Sadira was quite alert now.

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Her scores were already near the highest

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in Galaxian anthropological

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studies, but any chance to

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improve her standing always

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garnered her attention. Glad

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to see you are now paying attention, Sadira,

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this assignment might suit you, Alera

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said. The group looked

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at Sadira, causing her face to turn

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green with embarrassment. The

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assignment is quite simple. You

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must travel to a planet of your choice

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and collect some artifacts that

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you feel represent the planet or

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the planet's culture the most.

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Then you must come before our group and

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share with us what you found. Of

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course, all no interference

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protocols must be observed. You

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must leave the planet and its creatures

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undisturbed. Raising

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a tentacle, Ozel asked, are

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we responsible for our own transportation?

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Good question. I've sent all

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the information about the assignment

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to your screens, including

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how you can book an intergalactic

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pod to take you to the destination

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of your choosing. One

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piece of advice, don't

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pick a planet too far from us.

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I would like to see you back here within the

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next couple of cycles,

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so if there aren't any more questions,

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let's meet back here after you have collected

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your artifacts. Happy travels,

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and may your days be filled with peace.

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May your days be filled with peace, the

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class responded. Sadira

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quickly walked past her our trival

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Ozel and headed toward the habitat

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that contained their home. There

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weren't many others walking the corridors

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of the station that orbited the planet below,

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so she was able to make good time.

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This despite some of the plants

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that grew on the ceilings and walls

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used to help keep the air clean. Would

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sometimes reach out and try to grab

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her long green hair. Plants

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on the space station had enough intelligence

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to try to tease her at every

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chance. After

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her quick fifteen minute walk, she

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arrived home and immediately set

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to packing her bag. Heay

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home. Send a message to father, she

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said, fire away. The

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home intelligence replied, I'm

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off on a school assignment. Should

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return in a cycle. Love you message

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shent, Shall I create some food

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for you to take with you? Yes?

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Thank you. Her

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bag packed, Sadira left her

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home and walked along the plantline

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corridors towards her pod. She

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knew exactly where she was going

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to go for her assignment, that she

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had been reading about this planet since

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she was young. She

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was headed to Earth. The

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pod opened when she arrived, and

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she sat in the comfy chair that adjusted

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to suit her size.

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She entered the planet that she wanted to travel

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to, and the pod slowly and

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carefully left the station. Once

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the pods started to pick up speed,

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the light that Sadeira saw outside the

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window started to bend and

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zoom past her. As they reached a

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speed that would allow her to arrive

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at her destination in under

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fifteen minutes. She

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was determined to do better than her rival

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Ozelle. She always traded

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places with for the highest scores.

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This required that she find the most interesting

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and valuable artifacts.

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Though Sadira would like to spend more

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time on the planet, speed was

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also very important. She

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wanted to collect her artifacts and return

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back to the station as quickly as possible

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so she could impress Elera. She

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also wanted to impress her mother, who

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had a reputation for being one of

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the best anthropologists of her

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generation. We

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have arrived at Earth. Please pick a

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landing coordinate, Sadira's

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pod informed her, bringing

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up a physical display of the planet.

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Sadira rotated the planet display

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until a small crescent shape

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island came into view. Here,

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she replied to her pod, as

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her finger pointed to the location

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she selected. The

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pod landed in a small park

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outside the largest settlement,

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on a place that is called Prince

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Edward Island. Though

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evolved in a completely different

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environment, Sadira looked

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human. She was short

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and stout, and had long green

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hair and green eyes. She

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could fit right in with many she might

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meet while she explored this location,

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except that her skin was a

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shade of green. To

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change the color of her skin. She

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took a drink of liquid that would allow

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her skin color to more closely

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match one of the many ranges

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that are found on Earth. Sadira

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exited her pod, which then

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camouflaged itself so that it

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was invisible to human eyes, and

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started walking down the tree lined

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road that she assumed was

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called a park. Feeling

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a bit of a chill, she asked her

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clothes to increase her temperature a few

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degrees, to which they happily

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complied with a chirp.

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Clothes, plants, pods,

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and the station itself all

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had intelligence where Sedeira lived.

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She walked down the end of the narrow road

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until she came to a body of water,

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and decided to follow the path until

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she came upon an area where the local

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inhabitants were congregating. Sadira

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wore a device in her eyes that recorded

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her experiences but also

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gave her directions to where she needed

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to be. The

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air here is clean enough, she thought

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to herself, not as clean

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as on the station, but I

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like the unique smells of the plant life.

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Then what her device told her was a

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motor vehicle zoomed

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past, leaving an awful

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smell behind. Sadeira

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coughed, and her clothes automatically

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covered her mouth. Yeah,

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she said out loud. In

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the distance, she saw what looked like what

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might be an elder of the local

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inhabitants, so she thought she

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might ask for some guidance. Hello,

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might you direct me to where I might find

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some artifacts? Sadira asked

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artifacts. The elderly

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man asked, looking somewhat confused,

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You must be visiting from away. If

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you are looking for some tasty artifacts,

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you might try going to cows over there,

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he said, pointing to a place not too

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far from where they were standing. My

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grandchildren always love going there

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when they visit, and I like taking

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them because then I have an excuse to have

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a treat, he said, with a smile. Cows,

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there are cows here, Sadira

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asked. It's an ice cream

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shop, dear, It's on the corner

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over there. You can't miss it, as

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there is always a lineup. Thank

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you, elder person, Sadira said,

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bowing her head, a respectful

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movement she was taught was enjoyed

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by the elders on this planet.

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We certainly are getting some visits from

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Taurus from far away from here these

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days. The elderly man said to

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himself as he walked away, leaving

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Sadeira to find her way to the ice cream

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shop. Sadeira

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walked for about ten minutes in the

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direction that she was told to go, watching

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carefully not to get too close to the

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transportation that the locals used.

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They were so stinky and

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they would often make large noises

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like a horn whenever she walked

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out in front of them.

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She saw a line up of people, and,

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not knowing what else to do, Sadira

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joined them.

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Seeing a smaller version of the elder

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she just met, she decided to ask

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a question, young

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person, could you tell me what this line

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is for? Is this for what is

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called cows? Yes,

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the little young person said, pointing

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to the sign above the door that Sedeira's

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translator said red cows.

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I am taking my stinky little brother

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for a treat so that my mom and

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daddy can look at that boring clothing

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store. I

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see. So I am in the right place.

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Then are there any cows inside?

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And what kind of artifacts might I find

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there? There

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are no cows inside, silly,

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This is an ice cream shop, the little

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girl said, laughing, And artifacts

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There is no art here or facts

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I think, but there are some t shirts

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and stuff like that. Oh,

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ice cream, that is really

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interesting. So cows

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on this planet have ice cream coming

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out of their utters, and they

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are inside the store right now, making

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it fresh for us to try.

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You really are silly. You will

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just have to wait and see. I guess I

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really like your hair. I want to

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have green hair too, but my mother

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says I am too young and that I have

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to wait until I am in high school. But

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I think that by then it will be

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too late. Anyway,

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it's my turn. Have fun choosing

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a treat, the young girl said as

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she walked into the shop. A

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short moment later, Sadira went

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into the ice cream shop. Welcome

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to cows. Can I take your order please? I

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have no orders for you, young person. That

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would be rude. Sadira replied.

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What ice cream would you like? The young

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person said, rephrasing her speech.

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Is it fresh and unique?

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Our ice cream is utterly fantastic,

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she said. My favorite is the

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caramel mucciato. Would

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you like to try that? Okay,

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I would like to try that, Sadira replied.

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Sadira was then instructed to go pay

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for her ice cream, which she didn't really

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understand, but luckily her

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clothes did so. When she waved

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her hand and in the air, money

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was transferred into the cash register. Here

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is your ice cream, another young

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person said, handing her the artifact.

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May I ask you a relevant question? Sadir

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asked, yeah, sure, what's up? Are

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there proper care instructions for this? I

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have a long way to go and I don't want it

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to be damaged. The

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server looked at Sedeira like she came from

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another planet and said, well,

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I usually eat it quickly because

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on a warm day like this it melts.

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We don't sell containers of ice cream

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here, but if you go to our factory

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they might sell you some eat

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melt. Oh no, Sadeira

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thought, this is not what I expected.

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I need an artifact that I can take back

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to show the rest of the group, and this

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just won't do. I need to find

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something else quickly. As

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she was walking with her bowl of ice cream,

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Sadeira was a bit anxious that she had

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been on Earth for one hour already

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and still hadn't found something to take back

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to the station. Then

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she cautiously took one bite of

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the ice cream and said out loud,

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Wow, this does taste

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utterly fantastic, at

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which all the inhabitants around

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her smiled. And

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that's the end of this part. Good

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Night, sleep tight.