21.   The scar remained, and likely always will even if he has surgery, because the cut went against the grain.

22.   Yet even after the evil Ring is destroyed, even after the terror of its power is incinerated at the heart of the Evil Empire, scars remain.

23.   Yet the scars remained.

24.   But psychological scars remained.

25.   But scars remain from the attacks here.

26.   But scars remain and trade ties are lagging.

27.   The aid workers worry that opposing groups may be building strength in case of new trouble, and deep scars remain.

28.   The scars remain.