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Old 08-24-2002, 12:53 AM   #4
MaggieL
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Originally posted by jaguar
While i hate that monopoly in some ways teh manufacture of diamonds does kind of destroy the mystiscm and allure around them, which is kinda sad.
The mysticisim and allure of diamonds is pretty much manufactured be deBeers and pals, the same folks who are manufacturing the scarcity. The only thing that *isn't* manufactured is the diamonds themselves.
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