Get through that covering layer and the underlying slivery colour of the aluminium itself will show through the black layer.

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The entire city of Fort Worth sits over a gas dense layer of black rock called the Barnett Shale that only recently became possible to access.

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That seed is germinating deep beneath an obscuring layer of thick, black soil.

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Now, it is becoming a consciously-chosen layer of identity, especially among immigrants, from British Muslims to black Britons and beyond.

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Both models also sport dual-layer backlit keyboards, with a snazzy red tone peeking out from under the black chiclet-style keys.

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Under the direction of Alex Timbers, "Here Lies Love" slickly employs live video projections of some scenes to simulate black-and-white TV news broadcasts, an effective aesthetic device that seems to layer the characters' personal context with larger, historical implications.

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If you want black, or white, or any other colour, then you need to anodise so that you can dye that layer.

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