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The school had been designated a "Science Academy" and attracted many sponsors: charities, eminent scientists, and a global oil company. The academy logo proclaimed: Together. Inspired. No one seemed quite sure what it meant.

— Simon Mayo Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter (2012)

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Source: Ch. 2, p. 20
Work: Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter, 2012
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