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[|Human|] Based on this paragraph, what industry did Gardiner Hall create a business in and how was it impacted by the Civil War?
[|AI|] Gardiner Hall was in the textile business and ran the Hall Thread Company. His business was impacted by the Civil War due to a cotton shortage, but he restarted the business following the Civil War.
[|Human|] 
Based on this paragraph, what industry did Gardiner Hall create a business in and how was it impacted by the Civil War?