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As the graph shows, the amount of junk sitting around [[Randall]]'s house is on an ever-increasing trend. Thus, it will continue to pile up and cause problems.
 
As the graph shows, the amount of junk sitting around [[Randall]]'s house is on an ever-increasing trend. Thus, it will continue to pile up and cause problems.
  
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Randall cleans up sometimes, thinking that he is returning to the same baseline amount of stuff each time, but it is not actually effective enough to keep up with the cluttering trend, and hence his worry.
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Randall cleans up sometimes, but it is not efficient enough to keep up with the cluttering trend, and hence his worry.
  
 
The four places on the graph where the amount of stuff decreases reference common times when people clean up and get rid of junk or excess stuff.  This includes:
 
The four places on the graph where the amount of stuff decreases reference common times when people clean up and get rid of junk or excess stuff.  This includes:

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