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the only direction gravity quietly resents and yeast openly defies.

means To move upward, increase, or get up from a lower position or state.

from From Old English 'risan,' to ascend or get up, sharing roots with Old Norse 'risa' and a family of Germanic verbs all leaning skyward. The same ancient stem gives us 'raise' and 'rear' — words that, fittingly, all push against the downward pull of things.

bread science
yeast farts carbon dioxide to inflate dough
sun myth
the sun never rises; the planet just tilts
economics
prices rise faster than they ever fall
phoenix logic
requires combustion before any comeback counts
yeast power
single-celled fungi lift entire bakery industries
for instance

apollo 11 moon landing — neil armstrong and buzz aldrin reached the lunar surface on july 20, 1969

chinese economic growth — gdp grew from $150 billion in 1990 to over $17 trillion by 2022, lifting 800 million from poverty

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