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Man out from 'place of death'

Tan Bin breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon when he heard a beep from his mobile phone indicating an incoming text message. The message was a weather forecast for the city of Dujiangyan. The moment Tan saw it the 56-year-old ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, May 14 2008

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