The astronauts had been traveling for several days. They were finally approaching the galaxy they intended to explore. They hoped to discover new planets and possibly find another spaceship that had gone missing in that area. As they neared one of its stars, they noticed a planet orbiting it. They decided to attempt a landing there. The landing was successful, and the astronauts left the spaceship. As they looked around, they saw that the planet had plants and water.
  Suddenly they heard noises. It sounded as if a group of something was approaching them. As they waited, they saw aliens coming towards them. They looked almost like animals, since they had brown fur with blue streaks in it. But they walked on two legs and wore elaborate robes of varying colors.
  One of the creatures, dressed in a particularly ornate blue robe, stood forward and called to the astronauts, "Welcome, strangers from a distant galaxy! I am Norius, king of this planet of Halerdon. And who are you all?"
  The astronauts' captain replied, "We are explorers from Earth. But... how do you know our language?"
  The king replied, "You are not the first to come from there. Look!" The astronauts looked and saw other humans standing among the aliens.
  "These are others from your planet. Their spaceship crashed here," the king explained. "They have lived with us for some time now. They taught us your language. We taught them much about our planet, and they taught us about yours."
  The astronauts were overjoyed that they found the lost crew. They stayed for some time on the planet, and then both crews left to continue exploring the galaxy.

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