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   From: david@trimboli.name   
      
   On 12/11/2011 4:57 PM, Raven wrote:   
      
   > The Ring, made of gold with a density of 19.3, or about six times that   
   > of lava, would sink - unless the magic of the Ring could suspend not   
   > only the regular melting point of gold but also alter its density.   
      
   Well it *could* alter its size, so magical density-changing powers   
   doesn't seem too ludicrous.   
      
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