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The explosion at Beirut\\u2019s port was a symptom, not a cause, of the country\\u2019s malaise. We find more questions than answers about the blast and a political class unshaken by it. For half a century, one Beirut resident has, from the same apartment, witnessed a history pockmarked by unexpected disaster. And our Big Mac index reveals the depth of Lebanon\\u2019s economic crisis. 

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