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In a not-too-distant future when the world has been laid waste by some toxic substance that renders the air poisonous, humanity has been forced underground, into a self-sustaining silo.

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The leak was poisonous, of course, and it was meant to hurt Rodgers, which it did.

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A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.

In any case, interdisciplinary collaboration needn’t be poisonous.

Kidney failure is common after consuming this poisonous alcohol.

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