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  • Terra

    The name adopted for the planet of humanity’s origins after its destruction.

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  • Themis

    Designated as HD 186302, Themis was identified as a potential solar sibling to Terra, being similar in spectrum and size.

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  • Thought, Conscious

    Conscious thoughts are the thoughts we are aware of. These thoughts are responsible for our awareness of what is about us and the choices we make with our minds and act upon. Our conscious minds represent what we think of when we ask ourselves, “Who am I?”

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  • Thought, Subconscious

    A part of our minds and thoughts we are not conscious of until we think about them. Our subconscious mind influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

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  • Thought, Unconscious

    The part of our mind outside of our consciousness and not available for introspection.

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  • Tradition, Wiccan

    The word “tradition” in a Wiccan context can be understood as a pseudonym for the different sects of Wiccan spirituality, which have commonalities and discrete areas of difference.

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  • Training

    Preparing for the Worst” meant each Habitat supported security forces, whose existence was to protect the people of the Charter against any enemy.

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  • Travel Corridor

    The travel corridor, arranged around the outer wall, has airlift entrances along its concave wall on specified floors. All floors contain elevators for travel within the section arranged along its convex wall. In the middle of the corridor, a moving walkway with entrances and exits every 500 feet (152 meters).

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  • Treadroom

    A small, rounded room in a gym facility capable of supporting 360 spherical video emulating a walk on the surface.

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  • Treeline

    The treeline is an integral part of the outer walls’ camouflage. On every living floor, an area extending 50 feet from the wall contains deciduous trees (usually with edible nuts) and smaller evergreen trees furthest from the wall.

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