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This video is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex.

Imagine it’s the first day of summer, and you have a pool full of water that’s so clear…

Infinity

I searched for the end of infinity
An activity of great affinity
I took a dry run
And kept adding one
But never quite reached the vicinity

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