Coattailing on Swag's post, I can see a Free City of Krakow McGuffin-chase centered on a solar-powered water purification/desalination prototype that had the added benefit of segregating the dissolved minerals into a recoverable form. Anybody remember how much gold is dissolved in ordinary seawater? The old fairy tale of the Magic Salt Grinder, in reverse, comes to mind.
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"Let's roll." Todd Beamer, aboard United Flight 93 over western Pennsylvania, September 11, 2001.
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