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Plz some scientists gaze into outer space to look for answers. some scientists seek answers in the depths of the sea. when georg steinhauser wanted answers, he looked within himself. well, he looked within his bellybutton to be exact. the austrian chemist spent three years researching the contents of his navel and the navels of others. he has solved one of life's greatest mysteries. we now know exactly what bellybutton lint contains! steinhauser presented his findings in the online version of the journal medical hypotheses. the vienna university scientist analyzed over 500 samples to determine the exact makeup of the lint. as suspected, most of the lint was made up of cotton from clothing. the fabric pieces are not alone, though. steinhauser found that the average bellybutton also contained pieces of dead skin, sweat, dust, and fat. steinhauser's notes also explained how lint accumulates. stomach hairs tend to grow in a circular pattern around the bellybutton. the hairs act like small hooks, capturing and holding contents within. shaving stomach hair can lead to a lint-free bellybutton, but don't act too hastily. although the contents of your navel may be a nuisance, research suggests that lint has a purpose. it is nature's way of protecting your bellybutton from germs and unwanted objects.

But we pulled at the grill [on the ground] and it gave way. and then we saw iron rings as steps leading down a shaft into a darkness without bottom. … it was a great tunnel. its walls were hard and smooth to the touch; it felt like stone, but it was not stone. on the ground there were long thin tracks of iron, but it was not iron; it felt smooth and cold as glass. we knelt, and we crawled forward, our hand groping along the iron line to see where it would lead. but there was an unbroken night ahead. what is the most likely explanation for the walls described in the bold text?

Analyze how jackson uses elements of a story to develop her message. for example, how does she create both certainty about charles' character and uncertainty in her audience about charles' identity? should laurie's parents have realized the truth earlier? how does jackson foreshadow the ending for her audience, while allowing for a surprise for laurie's parents? what is jackson's message about children and parents?