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The price of gold has risen sixfold over the past decade. In India and China, both booming economies with massive populations, demand for the precious metal is soaring. A gold rush is on, as mining companies continue scouring the world for deposits. Some central banks, citing uncertainties about the dollar and the euro, are purchasing gold in ever-bigger quantities to shore up their reserves. Does this represent another chapter in the lure of gold on the human imagination?
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