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Tom wiped his hands on a rag and said, “Oil companies dig underground all the time—pipes, drills, maybe even illegal dumping.” Charles’s heart sank. Had someone used his land without permission? “Could that be what MLB stands for?” he asked. Tom nodded and began searching on his phone. “MLB… company initials… oil,” he muttered. Meanwhile, Charles sat in silence, shaken by the thought that his family’s land might have been secretly ruined for years.
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