It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.

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Asking Having Might Much Over Person Plant Pleasure Problems Responses Reward Seem Solve Specific Then Unfair Watching Years

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