{"id":193,"date":"2007-06-20T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-21T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=193"},"modified":"2007-06-20T22:58:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-21T02:58:00","slug":"colorful-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Colorful Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before there was only sand and the Shat al Arab.<\/p>\n

But now, plumes of color from the petro-chemical plants.<\/p>\n

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From oil comes the pigments and inks of modern industry, turning the sombre land into oceans of color.<\/p>\n

The nets of the fisherman have given way to great cables of oil, shipping lanes and refinery ports.<\/p>\n

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The sea is proud to share its home with oil, and to see its shores touched with color.<\/p>\n

If we could draw a map of the land of oil, we would not use sand and dirt, we would use our modern colors.<\/p>\n

Tim Hodkinson<\/a><\/p>\n

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