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1. Oh, my f*ckin’ God! Jason, I’m going to show Mom what you’re watching! You better pay up!
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When term breaks arrive for college students, there is often a last-minute flurry of planning to arrange what to do. With the pressure of papers and exams, it is tough to make firm plans before the day arrives. The following suggestions may help in choosing where to go and avoiding the waste of precious vacation time.
York and Environs
Malhamdale is the name of the very exotic-looking, but very real, place where Harry Potter and Hermione Granger camp in their flight from Lord Voldemort.
The giant vertical blocks of rock riven with threatening fissures are called the Limestone Pavements of Malhamdale. They are just one of many beauties around York. This scenic region far to the north of England has inspired many writers as well as moviemakers.
Fans of Harry Potter will immediately recognize the exotic geology. This formation, known as the Limestone Pavements, is in the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales national park. The rock was brutally scoured by glacial action, and subsequently eroded by water infiltrating the cracks thereby exposed. This peculiarity creates more than a picturesque effect. A stream at Malham Tarn disappears between the rocks, only to erupt elsewhere at Airehead Springs.
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