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Banks closed by authorities, ATMs run dry

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Steve Ellis

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... in Second Life that is. Which makes it seem a touch irrelevant to the real world right now.

Although it is, apparently, costing Second Lifers who deposited with a number of the virtual banks the loss of 'real' dollars.

WSJ has the full story - and its free to view too (thanks for that Rupert).

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