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Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed
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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (124748)9/21/2001 4:08:17 PM
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Diamonds are a poor example -- their price is artificially maintained by the DeBeers cartel; "fake" diamonds can be manufactured as big as basketballs and cannot be distinguished from "real" diamonds except at the atomic level, etc.

I believe that most precious stones can be manufactured from their component elements as well, in quality and characteristics distinguishable from the real thing only by experts.
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