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Part 1: “Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around”

Preface-Part 1, Chapter 3

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Part 2: “The Arbitrary Construction of Human Divisions”

Part 2, Chapters 4-6

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Part 2, Chapters 7-9

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Part 3: “The Eight Pillars of Caste”

Part 3, Preface-Pillar 2

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Part 3, Pillars 3-5

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Part 3, Pillars 6-8

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Part 4: “The Tentacles of Caste”

Part 4, Preface-Chapter 12

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Part 4, Chapters 13-15

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Part 4, Chapters 16-18

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Part 5: “The Consequences of Caste”

Part 5, Chapters 19-21

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Part 5, Chapters 22-24

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Part 6: “Backlash”

Part 6, Chapters 25-27

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Part 6, Chapters 28-29

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Part 7: “Awakening”

Part 7, Chapter 30-Epilogue

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