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Alice: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English: the programme in which we talk about a story in the news and learn some vocabulary while were doing it. Im Alice and joining me today is Rob. Hi there, Rob. Rob: Hi Alice. Alice:

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When I reached the inner office my anger mounted to murderous levels: my mothers olivewood box lay in pieces in the garbage. I pulled it out. They had pried it apart, and torn out the velvet lining. One shred of pale green lay on the floor. I scrabbl

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