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Re-order Paragraphs

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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Today, a single broken link in this chain, such as a malfunctioning refrigerated truck, can spoil an entire shipment, making the modern food supply both more abundant and more fragile than it once was.
  2. As a result, food markets could begin sourcing perishable goods from farms hundreds or even thousands of miles away, vastly expanding the variety available to shoppers.
  3. Maintaining this unbroken sequence requires refrigerated trucks, cold storage warehouses, and chilled display cases, each link handing off the product without allowing it to warm.
  4. The development of the cold chain, a continuous sequence of refrigerated storage and transport, changed this by keeping food below spoilage temperatures from farm to store.
  5. Fresh produce and meat begin to spoil within hours of harvest or slaughter, which historically limited food markets to selling only what could be consumed locally and quickly.