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The 'stealth' van was unmarked because the company didn't want to arouse curiosity — or give away who was behind the project to disrupt the world's $1.5tn meat industry.
The instant feedback given by video games help arouse curiosity and in turn allow for greater chances of learning.
Such fast-paced fiction must prove immediately arresting, arousing curiosity and compassion, and sustaining tension as it advances rapidly towards its conclusion.
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