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| | Speed Through a Straw - TIME |
 | | It was a monotonous mission for the crew of the coastal mine sweeper, but it may well prove momentous for the commercial fleets and navies of the world. |
 | | As it nosed through the water, the Highburton intermittently spewed a dilute solution of water and polyethylene oxide through vertical slots near its bow. |
 | | Polyethylene oxide, the material that eased Highburton's passage, is known to chemists as a long-chain polymer because it consists of lengthy strings of linked molecules. |
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