America's negotiators did not rebuff the Africans' demands so much as refract them.

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Bringing more light than a traditional window that can crack or leak during typhoon season, the bottle bulbs refract the sun's rays to create 55-watts worth of light.

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The feds refract prices through their own bent glass.

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