Hi, all!   
      
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   The bus chugged westward. On both sides of the streets were interesting   
   buildings. The Cowboy's Retreat was a log cabin fronted with flashing   
   neon lights. The Emerald Crown was a hotel shaped like a wedding cake   
   with a carpet that rolled down to the road like a green beach meeting a   
   tarmac sea.   
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   What is a green beach, what is a tarmac sea, and how can they meet? ;-)   
      
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2018   
      
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