promise results and ignore debate
2008
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Educate the public, luxury dustings promote mental fortitude
2008
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Vladimir Aral, freshman arrival at the mines, prior to navigating his first dust storm
2007
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Success is guaranteed
2008
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Some call it hyperbole, that is wrong, it is fact
2008
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Detail of: Some call it hyperbole, that is wrong, it is fact
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The allure is undeniable
2008
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Go forth and make them buy it
2008
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Create an atmosphere of power
2008
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Document your poise, it helps pull in the investors
2008
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The original title, 'biblia sacra,' was too bold, but this tome is a necessity
2008
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Cantankerous Vladimir Aral openly questioned the need for a mine safety bell
2007
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Memorialize your wealth, it will calm your fears
2008
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Detail of: Memorialize your wealth, it will calm your fears
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The Heber Family, self taught demolition experts
2007
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The Heber family, dust pioneers
2007
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John McCarthy, promoter of the minees and professional middleman
2007
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A Beautiful View of the dust market as wealthy miner Thatcher Rohnald arrives with her train
2007
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The sooner you start the better
2008
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The critic of the gambler has no home here
2008
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All work stops when a miner is blown skyward
2008
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Vladmir Aral, Posing for the Dust Miners Recruitment Board
2007
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