Once it reaches the surface of the soil, the slug undergoes another transformation: Most of the cells turn into a stiff stalk, while the others crawl to the top and form a sticky ball of spores.

一旦接触土壤表面，这条“鼻涕虫”就会发生另一种变形：大部分细胞变成一个硬柄，其余则的爬到顶端形成一个黏黏的孢子球。

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Stiffness variation of backfilled soil played a small role on superstructure response when the substratum was relative stiff and the box foundation embedment was shallow.

箱基埋置深度浅、下卧土层刚度较大时，箱基周围回填土属性对结构反应影响不大；

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Correspondents say officials are having difficulty finding governments willing to accept the remaining detainees, while at home they face stiff resistance to the idea of Guantanamo detainees on being transferred to US soil.

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