When rolled across wet clay, the image would appear in relief, repeated more than once if the cylinder was rolled over any length.

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He says there will be relief in France, where there were fears the country's image would be tarnished.

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But it is trying to rehabilitate its image after shaking off the government's yoke under the Troubled Asset Relief Program last year.

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