Chopped, the roots are an ingredient in Shrinking Solution (PA7).

切碎的雏菊根是缩小液的一个成分(囚徒，第7章)。

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The process was discovered by John Mercer in 1850 when he noticed that cotton undergoes a general swelling and shrinking when it is treated with caustic soda solution.

该工艺是杰恩·默瑟在1850年发明的，他发现棉经过苛性钠处理后，会有膨胀和收缩现象。

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Saying education is the solution to the shrinking middle class is too vague and naive.

FORBES: How Do You Fix the Hollowing Out of America's Middle Class?

The biggest part of the solution lies in expanding the shrinking band of workers, mainly by getting people to retire later and persuading even more women to take up paid employment.

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