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Water

By Peter DuCharme
May 11, 2015

science and culture for people who love beautiful writing.

What could we not know about water? As it
turns out, plenty. It covers most of the Earth, but is regularly in short
supply. It is intimately involved in the processes of life, but life on other
planets may not need it. It is inscrutable and unpredictable, but we try to
price it. The debates show no signs of ending.

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