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July 1998

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manta rays

Dance With the Devilfish

Long May It Wave

The Smithsonian embarks on an ambitious project to preserve the Star-Spangled Banner

yellow metal

A Metal Far From Base

A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn't the half of it

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