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They rarely take physical delivery of raw materials and have no effect on the actual production and consumption of metal, grain or oil.
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The metal trades much like grain or other commodities.
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Standing near one of the mounted warriors, for example, we take in gold-trimmed expanses of small lacquered squares that cover the horse's flank, the grain of a decorated leather saddle pad, the sheen of a black metal mask, the ribbing of the helmet, the softness of the underarmor shirt, and the vibrant orange-and-gold striation of the samurai's cuirass and skirt.
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He quickly dismisses official business to take us on a personalised metal tour, which includes his sedan dashboard thickly scrawled with the autographs of visiting metal bands, the site of a planned Alley of Rock statue park, and a grain elevator refashioned as a medieval castle ('My idea, ' he cheerfully claims).
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Grain farmers replaced working animals with combines and planters, which demanded different homes, usually wide metal sheds.
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