And I know from Illinois, my home state, when a town loses its major employer it is hard to bounce back.

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"When you have been bowled out for 98 on the first day of a Test match, it's pretty hard to bounce back, " admitted Ponting, who has undergone a further X-ray on the broken finger he sustained in Australia's 267-run win over the tourists in Perth.

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It's hard not to bounce along with its infectious zing, even as the desires it expresses remain unrequited.

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