Research is the process of digging for clues and connecting the dots.

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They are significantly farther along in the laborious documentation and geologic study process to begin digging.

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While both teams were telling a story in the same universe, Stern said the creative process was like digging a tunnel through opposite sides of a mountain to meet in the center.

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