But here's the catch: Clay minerals are easily dissolved in acidic water.

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It allows an entrepreneur to retain more control of his or her business and the arrangement can often be more easily dissolved should the relationship flounder.

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And because it's dissolved, it passes more easily across gills and into digestive systems.

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