The scorpion was there to protect her ring finger.

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The camera's intelligent design is constructed with a resin cover to protect the body side near the shutter and a resin lens ring to protect the lens.

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She also pointed out the government was going to ring-fence the public health budget to protect it during the tough times ahead.

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We heard of people in Sunni areas loading Shia religious songs as ring tones for their cell phone to try and protect themselves when they were in Shia areas.

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