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| − | A place where nobody dared to go
| + | '''Bitumen''' is the impure, tar-like substance that is derived as a bi-product of the factional distillation of crude [[oil]]. |
| − | The love that we came to know
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| − | They call it Xanadu
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| − | And now
| + | Bitumen is a naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of [[hydrocarbon]]s heavier than [[pentane]], that may contain [[sulphur]] compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well. |
| − | Open your eyes and see
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| − | What we have made is real
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| − | We are in Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
| + | Bitumen was used in antiquity as an adhesive, waterproofing agent, and mortar in construction. In the modern world its flexible, adhesive properties make it valuable as a key constituent of asphalt road surface material as well as 'tar paper' used in roofing. |
| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
| + | Natural bitumen deposits known as 'tar sands' represent a major untapped petroleum resource. Research is ongoing into techniques to convert bitumen into synthetic crude oil at a cost that is competitive with other crude oil sources. |
| − | (now we are here)
| + | [[Category:Energy]] |
| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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| − | For you, Xanadu
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| − | The love
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| − | The echoes of long ago
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| − | You needed the world to know
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| − | They are in Xanadu
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| − | The dream
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| − | That came through a million years
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| − | That lived on through all the tears
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| − | It came to Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
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| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu...
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