It was the collapse of the market that finally did him?

Are those dot's supposed to be a space, like a fill in the blank? Im just going to interpret it that way.

"It was the collapse of the market that finally did destroy him"

yes they most likly are and have planed t try to bring human life and supplies there also(due to global warming and other harmful resorces)

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