A., Carver lived on severance and unemployment insurance, and was able to write stories with greater concentration.

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Schacter served as an Army chaplain during World War II and was able to participate in the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

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So by building up the concentration of ammonium ions inside its retaining membrane, H. pylori is able to fend off the destructive attentions of the hydrogen ions in stomach acid and thus live free from competition by less hardy germs.

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