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###@%%;~^. WATER WE DRINK, AND THE FORESTS WHERE .^~;%%@###
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###@%%;~^. IT IS A PLASTICINE AGENT. IT COLLECTS .^~;%%@###
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####%%;~^. ACTIVELY CHANGING THEIR MOLECULAR .^~;%%####
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