stackyFACTSErasing permanent ink is impossible, so humanity decided to simply paint over its mistakes like landlords. Originally formulated in a kitchen blender by a frustrated typist, correction fluid is just an extremely fast-drying, highly opaque white paint suspended in a volatile solvent that evaporates the second it hits the paper.
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