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But on this point Iannelli is not convinced: "At the moment, solar panels are not fit for purpose in the UAE ... the dust and the sand in the atmosphere prevent (sun) rays from hitting the panels efficiently ... and the high temperatures also reduce performance, " he says.
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In between came Camus's two best-known works, "The Stranger" (1942), in which the collaborating sun, sea and sand play a deadly role, and "The Plague" (1947), a loose allegory of occupation (by rats) set in Oran, Algeria's second city.
WSJ: Book Review: Algerian Chronicles
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Along the bank, a breeze sweeps pink sand into the water, a cloud of fairy dust twinkling in a beam of sun.
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