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"textContent": "\n\nEveryone's talking about gas prices and the Strait of Hormuz. Fair enough. But the more dangerous vulnerability in the Persian Gulf isn't oil — it's drinking water.\n\nHundreds of desalination plants line the Persian Gulf coast, each within range of Iranian missiles or drones. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Forget about gas prices and start worrying about water appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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