101.   When the pieces are gradually put together, the story becomes a simple tale with complex, even mysterious ramifications.

102.   Why, you may reasonably ask, did this story ever become a sensation in the first place?

103.   With each telling, the story becomes more elaborate and passionate, with Horty and Marie making love within the opulent rooms of the fabled ship.

104.   Within a few decades, the story became a movie staple.

105.   Yet after Nielsen discovered the lump in her breast, the story became an astonishing mix of improvised medicine assisted by recent technology like e-mail and computer graphics.

106.   But this is where the story becomes an inspiring example.

107.   His story became the subject of a popular film.

108.   His story became the subject of numerous newspaper and television reports.

109.   Residents from northwestern villages say such stories have become increasingly common.

110.   Such stories have become staples in the tightly controlled state-run media to scare the public during the current campaign.