"She was beautiful in beauty's truest form, a soul filled with goodness, " she added.

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The setting seems stark in the midday sun, but when the sun drops and the light shifts, a form of alchemy transforms the scene into one of sensual beauty.

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Interestingly, a comparison of just the top 3 women seems to suggest that some form of customer discrimination may exist which impacts the returns to beauty across ethnicity.

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The power of this form of tacit knowledge is embodied in the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe masterpieces of beauty, craftsmanship, and stability, all erected without blueprints or books.

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Instead of a black hole taking energy in, he's a pulsar pumping it out in the form of pain relieved, at least for a while, by wry humor and an openness to Jane's beauty.

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