Not only are the Routemaster's curvy lines more beautiful, they argue, but their layout requires a conductor to sell tickets a social benefit, they claim.

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"The built environment can be more beautiful than nature and we shouldn't obsess about the fact that the only landscapes that are beautiful are open - sometimes buildings are better, " he said.

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"Now that there is a beautiful owl known only from this island, we hope that more bird watchers will visit Lombok, " Sangster said.

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