Why does salt pull water out?

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1. #salinity
2. #cells
3. #across
4. #process
5. #draws
6. #moves
7. #equalize
8. #bacteria
9. #osmosis
10. #essentially
11. #water
12. #sides
13. #membrane
14. #concentration