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"Instead of a big, sheer pristine box of ice, you can see caverns under the edges," Prof Meijers says.

The archive may not be in pristine condition but the powerful stories it tells seems to be connecting with audiences.

That’s why, on Wednesday, Dodgers personnel were less worried about seeing pristine execution from their newest Japanese star.

The result was a pristinely arranged Studio 54 homage with real blood in its veins.

Unauthorized visitors left human feces in rivers, painted graffiti on once pristine cliffs, harassed wild animals and left the toilets looking like “crime scenes”, the supervising ranger said.