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From the Ted Talk by Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?

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nrtuaal polymers, well ... I think that's what's most important, because these prymoels have been tried and tested in our ecosystem for the last billion yreas, in everything from mushrooms to crustaceans. They're not going to clog up Earth's ecosystems. They work great. And while, tdoay, we can practically guarantee that yesterday's packaging is going to be here in 10,000 years, what I want to guarantee is that in 10,000 years, our descendants, our children's cdirhlen, will be living happily and in harmony with a healthy Earth. And I think that can be some really good news.

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_______ polymers, well ... I think that's what's most important, because these ________ have been tried and tested in our ecosystem for the last billion _____, in everything from mushrooms to crustaceans. They're not going to clog up Earth's ecosystems. They work great. And while, _____, we can practically guarantee that yesterday's packaging is going to be here in 10,000 years, what I want to guarantee is that in 10,000 years, our descendants, our children's ________, will be living happily and in harmony with a healthy Earth. And I think that can be some really good news.

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  1. children
  2. today
  3. years
  4. polymers
  5. natural

Original Text

Natural polymers, well ... I think that's what's most important, because these polymers have been tried and tested in our ecosystem for the last billion years, in everything from mushrooms to crustaceans. They're not going to clog up Earth's ecosystems. They work great. And while, today, we can practically guarantee that yesterday's packaging is going to be here in 10,000 years, what I want to guarantee is that in 10,000 years, our descendants, our children's children, will be living happily and in harmony with a healthy Earth. And I think that can be some really good news.

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