#FIB-RW-23000410Reading & Writing: Fill in the BlanksCore & AcademicHard

National Crisis

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In 1868, botanist Jules-émile Planchon [blank] the culprit behind a national crisis. [blank] five years, a blight had been stealing across France's vineyards. Its cause was invisible, its [blank] inexorable. Always it followed the same pattern. First a single vine would wither, then a circle of plants. Entire vineyards were wiped out [blank] years.

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In 1868, botanist Jules-émile Planchon unmasked the culprit behind a national crisis. For five years, a blight had been stealing across France's vineyards. Its cause was invisible, its spread inexorable. Always it followed the same pattern. First a single vine would wither, then a circle of plants. Entire vineyards were wiped out within years.
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