There are 36 domed rocks shoulder to shoulder forming deep valleys and steep-sided gorges.

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In the dirt along a levee, about 10 miles deep into the wetlands, Rubinstein found a gold pendant, with sapphires forming a cross inside a circle of diamonds.

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Or maybe the Likud hierarchs simply took a deep breath and realised that a possible split, with Mr Sharon walking out and forming a new party, and an almost certain early election, were heavy prices to pay for the chance of getting revenge at the prime minister.

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