When Queen Victoria rounds on her groom, John Brown, for over-familiarity, the courtiers melt out of the shot, leaving him isolated and vulnerable.

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Apple's fancy 3-D graphics largely melt away when you get out of the city.

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With snowfall reasonably constant over the period, it appears that melt as a result of the 1-2-degree rise in air temperatures has tipped the ice out of balance.

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