In the Smithsonian Institution in Washingtion D.C., lies the priceless Hope Diamond. Its blue rays flicker from an ice-cool heart. It seems ___1___. Yet, this cold and brilliant
gem has a history of such blood passion that more than 20 deaths have been blamed on its beauty.
For over three centuries Kings, poor people, thieves, and rich people have looked on its opulence, and been driven mad. Its first ___2___, according to legend, was a Hindu
priest.