Meanwhile, back at the ranch (or rather, at the farm he'd sold), the new owner had picked up an unusual looking rock about the size of a country egg, and put it on his mantle as a sort of curiosity.

与此同时，在他的农场上(或者说，他卖掉的那个农场)，新的主人捡到一块鸡蛋大小的怪石。出于好奇，他把石头放在壁炉架上。

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Crawford: I used to candle eggs at my grandfathers farm; hold an egg up to a light and look for imperfections.

特德·克劳福德：我曾经在祖父的农场对着烛光视察鸡蛋，只要拿起一只鸡蛋，举至光源处，就能寻找到它们之间的不同与缺点。

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Ted Crawford: I used to candle eggs at my grandfathers farm; hold an egg up to a light and look for imperfections.

特德·克劳福德：我曾经在祖父的农场对着烛观察蛋， 只要拿起一只蛋，举至源处，就能寻找到它们之间的别与缺陷。

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Prior to the purchase, those neighbors had been paying close attention to the Ohio egg operation, then called Buckeye Egg Farm.

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Its predecessor company, Buckeye Egg Farm, also had an abysmal environmental record.

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What's the big stink over who owns a smelly egg farm?

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