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Greenhouse-gas emissions are expected to reach a record high of 36 billion tons this year.That figure is expected to grow dramatically, as the great emerging-market boom of recent decades, which has lifted billions out of poverty and raised living standards around the world, puts increasing strain on the world’s environment and resources.

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In the experiments I told you about, we have lifted the identity of the Critic, but we still have no idea how the Critic does its job.

We've lifted the earth up onto the roofs.

And as I lifted my leg out of bed, she reached for my crutches and handed them to me.

And these big tears fell down her face, but she never lifted her hands to move them.

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