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Cancer Cells Moving Fluidly Through Skin Tissue Channels

Imagine a blue jungle of skin tissue in a mouse, with green cancer cells moving like a fluid, lining up and streaming through little channels like a highway system. Peter was fascinated and intrigued by this observation, unaware of the unified system concept. However, he realized that if every tissue has these channels, it would be impossible to stop the spread of cancer. Peter spent years watching the cancer cells move through these pathways, feeling defeated.

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