But far from the mass ruination envisioned by these proselytizers, most of the long-term top-performing investment letters are using the panic to find great buying opportunities.

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And individuals formerly employed by the corporations, including a number of higher-ups as well as more rank-and-file executives and other professionals, face ruination and long prison terms.

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At Ta Prohm, to the northeast of Angkor Wat, strangler figs spill like liquid over 39 temples in various stages of ruination, creating a tangle of tipsy roofs and dark hallways.

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But ruination and tragedy give an Eden its depth.

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