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      Will Gas Lines in the Coming Decade Make Those of 1973 Look Short?

      • By Paul Raeburn on October 1, 2001
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      ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

        Paul Raeburn is a journalist, blogger and broadcaster and author of five books, including The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting: How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal With the Toughest Negotiators You Know--Your Kids (Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016).

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