Difference between revisions of "Bitumen"

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'''Bitumen''' is the impure, tar-like substance that is derived as a bi-product of the factional distillation of crude [[oil]].
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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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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.
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And now
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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...

Revision as of 01:09, August 10, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...

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