Finding a 'Second Life' Online
Second Life
On the Second Life site, nightly drum circles are timed to coincide with the simulated sunset.
Want a bigger house, a svelte figure or a gender change? It's possible in the online game "Second Life," where residents trade real money for virtual land, designer clothes and other trappings of a fantasy life.
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