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A gem stone plucked from the earth, the sea, or riverbed, often travels across continents to cutting and polishing workshops; and those are increasingly found in India. Far away, the Belgian city of Antwerp is still king in diamond trading. In these

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You have hardened said the flower,bending her petals downward toward the half stone at her roots.These rains should have softened you.made you more fertile and receptive to the seeds of minerals;but no. You have accumulated minerals，become more sil

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Song：Turn To Stone Artist：Girls Aloud Don't turn away Keep me holding on Don't turn away Just don't leave me now You're moving in circles Looking for the love that I thought we made While I stand alone Say you wanna be certain Certain that this f

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In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut. His only companion（同伴）was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步)on th

SSS 2010-10-19

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By Katherine Cole Washington 18 December 2006 American Roots music can be found any day of the week in the clubs of urban centers; at the many concerts performed on university campuses; and at hundreds of bluegrass festivals in towns large and small

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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴

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