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If You Blog It, They Will Come
A 21st-century gold rush hits the Brazilian Amazon |
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05 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| If You Blog It, They Will Come A 21st-century gold rush hits the Brazilian Amazon Our fair city of Seattle was once a gold rush town, a way station for loading up on supplies and sex before heading to the Yukon. So we feel an affinity for the mud-caked prospectors combing a remote stretch of Brazilian rainforest in hopes of finding nuggets worth $530 an ounce. We feel pangs of recognition when we hear that the ma ... |
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