'' quartz and a handful of other less common minerals are piezoelectric , a property in which the crystal can create electrical energy or rf signals when properly stimulated . i know the first cb radios contained slices of quartz tuned to transmit and receive the radio frequencies they operated on , '' mr. swartz replied . '' that 's really interesting . i did n't know quartz could do that , '' matt remarked . '' you would have to talk to a physicist who specializes in electromagnetics to confirm whether or not your sample is unique , but it sounds like it might be piezoelectric , '' mr. swartz added as he handed it back to matt

... wim , what about catherine alexander ? ... wim ? w : oh , her . she wo n't be working there anymore . a : what do you mean ? w : she 's going to be murdered . a : what ? why do you say that ? w : she told me . a : catherine told you she 's going to be murdered

'' other than me , goofus . '' '' i give up . '' '' our intrepid leader . daniel 's my studio teacher . '' '' no . freaking . way . '' '' totally . '' i dropped my bag and sat down on the edge of her bed . '' he walks in , and i was like , ' holy frick , that 's daniel

'' jessica , i 'm sorry about the surprise guest . i just thought that julianna might know more eligible bachelors who are ready to settle down than i do so i brought her along for the conversation . i hope you do n't mind , '' he said , letting the question hang in the air . jessica looked back and forth between edward and the blond woman , her mind
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