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[Foreboding orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]

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[Music]
[Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory)]

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This is New Albion on Mars

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Sometimes it's the little things
that remind us we live on Mars.

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Some routine sights are
not often seen on Earth.

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Ad hoc access to the compartment roof gangway
in New Albion is routinely gained by ladder.

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Ladders on the sides of compartments

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start vertical or near vertical and steepen
to become horizontal overhangs.

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The quickest way to reach the walkway is to
brachiate across the overhang.

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Brachiation - 'arm swinging' - is a form
of primate locomotion

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in which the body is swung between handholds.

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On Earth only some non-human primates and fit
strong humans can brachiate, but

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the low gravity of Mars makes it
more accessible here.

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It's not uncommon to see legs dangling
from high up on the ceiling as

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someone heads for or leaves
the access walkway.

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'Monkeying around' is part of
the job at New Albion!

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[Dissonant clashing orchestral music]
[Gustav Holst: Mars, the Bringer of War]

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[orchestral music continues]