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given Given
दिया गया
étant donné
与える
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주어진
منح
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수색
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निरीक्षण
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avant



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署名
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the rigger's book and
reporting Reporting
रिपोर्टिंग
notification
報告
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आंतरिक भाग
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चढ़ गया
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chemically Chemical
रासायनिक
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relief relief
राहत
soulagement
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went Loading...
on to the bather. At least there was no
lack Shortage
कमी
manquer de
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skinners
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filtré
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सर्द
froideur
チル
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냉기
برد
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आराम
relaxant
リラックスしました
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gaunt Mush
कृश
décharné
ga
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युवा
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어린
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lightest Lightest
सबसे हल्का
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軽く
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가장 가벼운
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बढ़ाना
rampe
ランプ
斜坡
비탈길
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बजर
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went Loading...
to answer with
dragging Pull
खींचना
glissant
引き摺ります

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तिमाहियों
quartiers
四半期
宿舍
병사
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स्तरों
niveaux
levels
水平
수준
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above, Medic Tau was
presumably Perhaps
शायद
probablement
おそらく
想必
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overhauling Owarll
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his supplies, and Sindbad, ship's cat, asleep in some empty cabin.

Dane
jerked Shocked
झटका हुआ
branlé
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猛拉
홱 움직이게 하는
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衣帽
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تونك
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guard Protector
रक्षक
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as he came to the
head Head
सिर
diriger


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thoroughly Completely
पूरी तरह से
à fond
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both Both
दोनों
les deux
どちらも
两个都
둘 다
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मानव
Humain
人間
人类
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بشري
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impressed Impressed
प्रभावित किया
impressionné
感動
印象深刻
깊은 인상
تأثرت
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He was tall, this
quiet Calm
शांत
calmer
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安静的
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height Height
ऊंचाई
la taille
身長
高度

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उच्चारण चिह्न
accentué
アクセント
acc
강조했다
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संकीर्णता
étroitesse
narr narr
狭隘
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कमर
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腰折
腰部
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clothing Clothes
कपड़े
Vêtements
衣類
衣服
의류
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सार्वभौमिक
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普遍的
普遍的
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निकर
shorts
ショートパンツ
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of the Xecho settler. But, being
fashioned Fashion
जमाने
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fashion fashion
塑造
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of
saffron Saffron
केसर
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yellow, they were the more
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बहुत खूब
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of his
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भूरा
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served Serviced
सेवित
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साझा
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मोटापा
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नीला सा
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bl
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deep Deep
गहरा
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深的
깊은
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छाती
coffre

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पार
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越过
교차했다
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medallion Ancient medal
प्राचीन पदक
médaillon
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marking their
intersection Crossroad
चौराहा
intersection
交差点
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교차로
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दे रही है
donnant
与える
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आगे
en avant
前方へ
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flashes Glow
चमक
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閃き
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fire when he breathed. He
wore Loading...
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belt Belt
बेल्ट
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ベルト
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हथियार
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मची
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पैनल
panneau
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Since the captain's
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les préparatifs
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could Can
सकता है
pourrait
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के परे
au-delà

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मग
agresser
マグ
马克杯
얼굴
قدح
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serve service tax
सेवा कर
servir
仕える
服务
제공하다
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especially Specially
विशेष रूप से
surtout
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Dane flushed, stopped
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in mid-note. "Terra Bound" was old and
pretty Pretty
सुंदर हे
joli
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無意識のうちに
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"A Chief Ranger from Khatka just came on board," he reported,
carefully carefully
सावधानी से
avec attention
気をつけて
小心
조심스럽게
بحرص
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व्यस्त हो
commercial
営業
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바빴어
ضريبة
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himself reading labels. He
knew already knew
जानता था
a connu
知り合わせる
kn
알았다
عرف
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बेहतर
meilleur
より良い
更好的
더 나은
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serve service tax
सेवा कर
servir
仕える
服务
제공하다
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fish or any of its
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डेरिवेटिव
dérivés
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स्वांग
déguisement
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"Khatka!" Tau sat up straighter. "Now there's a
planet Planets
ग्रह
planète

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"Not on a Free Trader's pay,"
commented Comment
टिप्पणी की
commenté
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评论
댓글 리다
علق
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Dane.

"You can always
hope hope
आशा
espérer
望む
希望
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أمل
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to make a big strike, boy. But what I wouldn't give to
lift Raise
उठाना
ascenseur
リフト
举起
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ship for there!"

"Why? You're no hunter. How come you want to
heat Warmth
तपिश
Chauffer



الحرارة
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jets
ジェット
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for that port?"

"Oh, I don't
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se soucier
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seeing, too. It's the people themselves—"

"But they're Terran settlers, or at least from Terran stock, aren't they?"

"Sure," Tau
sipped Piya
पिया
siroté
s s
啜饮
소란 스럽다
تمفعم
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his coffee slowly. "But there are
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बसने
colons
入植者
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बहुत
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很多
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निर्भर करता है
dépend
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upon when they left Terra and why, and who they were—also what
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हुआ
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起こりました
发生了
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उतर ली
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out here."

"And Khatkans are
really Really
सचमुच
vraiment
本当
真的
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هل حقا
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"Well, they have an
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कालोनी
colonie
コロニー
殖民地
식민지
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échappé
逃亡した
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racial Ethnic
जातीय
racial
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doublement
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différence
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nat nat
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géant
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巨大的
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concentration
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camp
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캠프
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अभ्यास
exercé
pract
练习
실습
يمارس
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नरसंहार
génocide
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on a
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grandiose
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割れた
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उलझन
confusion
錯乱
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camp
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作る
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만들어진
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टूटना
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into space in two ships which had been
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항해
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아래에
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on Khatka without power
enough Sufficient
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assez
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to take off again—and by then most of them were dead.

"But we humans, no
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what our race, are a
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기분이 좋았어
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their new world was not too different from Africa, a lucky
chance Chance
मोका
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チャンス
机会
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which might
happen Happen
होना
arriver
起こる
发生
일어나 다
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only once in a thousand times. So they thrived, the
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poignée
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तकनीशियनों
techniciens
技術者
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they had
kidnaped kidnaped
kidnaped
kidnapé
誘拐された
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Daud
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the ships didn't. For they set up a color
bar Rods or alcohol
छड़ अथवा शराब पिने की जगह
bar
バー
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in reverse. The
lighter Lighter
लाइटर
briquet
ライター
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your skin, the
lower Low
कम
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you were in the social scale. By that
kind type
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type
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种类
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of
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चयनात्मक
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breeding Reproduction
प्रजनन
reproduction
育種
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the present Khatkans are very dark indeed.

"They
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को वापस लाया गया
retourné
復活した
恢复了
되돌아 간다
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to the
primitive Ancient
प्राचीन
primitif
原生的
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for survival. Then, about two hundred years ago, long
before before this
इससे पहले
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전에
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the
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की खोज की
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them, something happened. Either the parent
race Caste
जाति
course
人種
种族
경주
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mutated, or, as sometimes occurs, a line of people of
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"Why?" Tau came
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His wonder was matched by Tau's and must have been plain to read for the Chief Ranger smiled.

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استطاع
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not swim in,
contrasted Odd
विषम
contrasté
対比した
鲜明对比
대조적 인 것
على النقيض
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that with the tri-dees he had
seen saw
देखा
vu
seen

봤다
رأيت
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of the green hunters'
paradise Eden
स्वर्ग
paradis
パラダイス
天堂
파라다이스
جنة
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on the next
planet Planets
ग्रह
planète

行星
행성
كوكب
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of the system. "Yes, sir!" he
echoed Echo
गूँजती
écho
ed
回响
에코에 넣은 것
صدى
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and
made Made
बनाया गया
fabriqué
作る
制作
만들어진
مصنوع
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a
haphazard Random
बेतरतीब
au hasard
行き当たりばったり
偶然
우연한
عشوائي
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choice for the cooker.

"Don't be too lighthearted," Tau warned. "I'll say that any
stew Fish
मछली पालने का जहाज़
Ragoût
シチュー

스튜
حساء
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which was too
hot Hot
गरम
chaud
ホット
热的
더운
الحار
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for that Ranger to
handle the handle
हैंडल
manipuler
取り持つ
处理
핸들
يتعامل
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might give us
burned Burned
जला दिया
brûlé
やけど
烧了
태워졌다
أحرق
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fingers—and quick. When we land on Khatka, walk
softly Softly
नरमी से
doucement
そっと
轻轻的
부드럽게
بهدوء
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and look over your shoulder, and be prepared for the worst."