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Oct 2024
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210. The Visitors (Part 1) B1 B2 story

M. A. Bilbrough
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Words to explain: extraterrestrial - from another planet alien - life from another planet life forms - beings which are living electro-magnetic field - this surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful rays from space orbit - going around the sun etc. meteorite - an object that may crash into the Earth evolve / evolution - life that grows and changes ove ... Show More
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