The mummification process protects the body's soft tissue long after it would normally break down.

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He spoke for 10 to 20 minutes before introducing a soft break.

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On its back, two strips of soft-touch plastic break the back into segments: a removable bit up top that houses the 3.5mm headphone jack, a micro-SIM, a vacant microSD slot (the phone comes with 16GB of internal storage) and a fixed piece at the bottom, above which you'll find the Xperia logo.

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This past week, Clinton came off a two-month break with a soft roll-out of sorts.

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