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lab work is easier with less people. im sitting in an chair adjusting the tiny details in the plot of my xrd data while four others browse their phone. two others polish tungsten samples. a postdoc watches. the bruker d8 advance sits menacingly. the ultrasonic cleaner buzzes for five minute intervals as it shakes silicon carbide out of the polished samples. my eardrums occasionally get burst when the samples are dried using the air hose. though the equipment is new, the yellowing paint on cinder block walls and peeling vinyl tile floor tells the truth of the room's age.
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