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beganminingtheAphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyeartheernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.Unfortunay,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsfor alexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximay$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingtheTogiveawarningtootherTolaheartbreakingstoryofaWhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeans

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