Ladders of sunlight pour down onto the patchwork fields and Wasdale suddenly takes on a gentler aspect: the wet fellsides sparkle in the sharp light and Wastwater turns into a smooth sheet of silver, reflecting the surrounding hills.

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Each enormous block is perfectly cut, polished smooth and fitted so tight not a sheet of paper would slip between them.

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With industry and government singing from the same song sheet, the path ahead may appear smooth.

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Transfer to the prepared baking dish, smooth the top, and place on a baking sheet.

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Now each layer of plastic is as thin as a sheet of copy paper, resulting in smooth printed prototypes.

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We believe this strikes the right balance of maintaining liquidity necessary to ensure smooth operations of our company and deleveraging the balance sheet.

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