Andi Sulistiana contemplated over a slab of stone. The owner of the marble showroom and processing factory, Mustika Marmer, was closely observing two men working to cut through a massive chunk of marble the size of a baby elephant, two weeks ago. After the cutting, the large sheets of marble were further sliced into thinner slabs to fit as floors and walls for homes. "These will be sent off to Bali, Andi told Tempo.

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