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The eyes of the world are glued to the Atacama Desert in Chile as 33 trapped miners are finally being brought to the surface one by one.

Florencio Avalos was the first to be freed, at 0010 local time (0310 GMT). Chile's president, Sebastian Pinera, was on hand to hug Mr Avalos after he came to the surface.

"This country shows its true soul, shows what it is capable of, when we face adversity" the President said in an address. But he added: "This won't be over until all 33 are out."

There were further scenes of jubilation when Mario Sepulveda, the second miner to be rescued, reached the surface.

Mr Sepulveda emerged from the Phoenix rescue capsule smiling and seeming as fit as a fiddle. He had brought with him a bag of rocks from the bottom of the mine, which he started to hand out as mementoes. He then led a group of rescue workers in joyful chanting.

The engineers overseeing the rescue are planning to winch up the miners at a rate of roughly one an hour.

Much thought has gone into the order in which they are saved. The first men were amongst those in the best condition, physically and mentally.

Next, the rescuers started to retrieve those who were weaker or ill.

Inside the capsule, the miners' heart rate, temperature and oxygen consumption is monitored and they can speak to controllers on the surface.

At the top, they emerge into the glare of the world's cameras wearing state-of-the-art sunglasses supplied by an American optics company.

The intense media attention, and the free sunglasses, are an introduction to what will doubtless be very changed circumstances in the men's lives.

"It's not only bright lights, it's millions of jabbering people. Millions of people, prodding and poking them," said Dr James Thompson, a senior psychology lecturer at University College London.

The miners have already received offers of book deals and new jobs.

We don't know if they will cope well with their fame. However, one thing is for sure: if the miners continue to show the sort of collective resolve that has come to define their amazing story then they have a good chance.

Glossary 词汇表

glued 紧紧盯着 

to be on hand 在现场 

to hug 拥抱 

adversity 极度艰苦 

jubilation 欢庆 

phoenix 凤凰（号） 

capsule 救生舱 

as fit as a fiddle 健康无恙 

memento 纪念品 

chanting 诵唱 

to winch up 用绞车吊上来 

to retrieve 解救 

consumption 氧气消耗 

glare 刺眼的光 / 众目睽睽之下 

state-of-the-art 最新式的 / 最先进的 

optics 镜片 

jabbering 喋喋不休地说 

prodding （用手）戳 

poking （用手指）捅一捅 

collective resolve 集体信念 / 决心