yes, it's true, certain gems lose their beauty after some years, and often that is how you can tell whether a 50 y/o gem is real or fake, by how shiny they are
and also, the surface of some gems corrode if they came in contact with oil, that's why you should never handle valuable jewels w/ ur hand
yeah...i learned those from reading mystery novels
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Here I set it, but I command you not to touch it, nor to permit any other to lay hand on it. In this elvish sheath dwells the Blade that was Broken and has been made again. Telchar first wrought it in the deeps of time. Death shall come to any man that draws Elendil's sword save Elendil's heir.
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