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I live on the West Coast of the United States, and yet the air that I breathe is sometimes the same air that was being breathed in China the day before.
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Hint 1 meaning
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
Hint 2 anagram
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