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Wares are manufactured by stations and either processed by successive stations or , used to build stations, ships or equipment, or consumed by the populous.
In the latter case, drugs (in white Tier 2 boxes below) are purchased by Trade Stations and foods (in coloured Tier 2 boxes below) feed their race-specific Habitation Modules.
Interestingly, Space Fuel (Argon drug) and Nostrop Oil (Teladi food) use water instead of a their faction's second basic food Ware.
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