Within this straightforward arc lurk larger ideas about love, destiny, choices and the immigrant experience.

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Those known about, such as Atlantic Water and Marlin Water, do not seem big enough to bankrupt Enron, but speculation is rife about what other obligations might lurk secretly in other structured vehicles.

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So long after the social firestorms have faded away, the unanswered questions about the affected brands will lurk, subtly influencing stakeholder decisions as they await evident reactivation by the next crisis (or temper enthusiasm for a positive news bit).

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"I now know more than I ever wanted to about the difficulties of editing a 20th Century manuscript, about copyright regulations, about the strange personal and academic resentments that still lurk in various quarters nearly 30 years after Tolkien's death, " Prof Drout said.

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But questions about the need for deficit cutting, and ultimately of possible tax increases, lurk inevitably if unvoiced round the corner.

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