When rubbed between the fingers it gave off a warm, strong, piney smell, a bit like floor polish.

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Unlike the warm aroma of rosewood from a pricier Martin, the smell of the DXM is more like paper and glue.

FORBES: Stringing them along

After several hours of this, learning the difference between a four-day-old horse and a cow carcass - the colour, smell, and muscle tone - the kind lady who showed us round, led us to a warm room where we could remove our hair nets and overalls and take comfort in a bowl of vegetable soup.

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