The Day's best News photos of 2018
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First Class Cadets, from left, Logan Sullivan, Kurt Caminske and John Groen react as they receive their first duty assignment during Billet Night for the United States Coast Guard Academy on Thursday March 8, 2018 at the academy's Leamy Hall in New London . (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
North Stonington resident Courtney Gumbiner stands in reaction to speaker as she holds a sign saying "We are mama lions protecting our cubs" during a town meeting on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at the Wheeler Gymatorium. Gumbiner has multiple children in the school district and is in favor of the school building project. The special meeting was held to discuss the contentious project for which a vote has been delayed by multiple petitions. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Crew and dock workers stack boxes of fish on pallets while they unload fish from the ice covered Mystic Way at New London Seafood Distributors on the Thames River in New London Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Truck drivers fill their tankers with heating oil at Buckeye Terminals' facility on Eastern Point Rd. in Groton Thursday, January 11, 2018. The Groton facility stores and distributes diesel, home heating oil and biodiesel from 867,000 gallons of tank capacity on the Thames River.Gary Rasmussen of Buckeye Terminals said higher temperatures the last couple days had helped truck drivers catch up on deliveries throughout the region. He added there was no shortage of oil supply during the recent cold snap, but the high demand stretched manpower and equipment thin. "These guys have been working around the clock," he said. "They're tired and working 60 hours a week. It's been crazy." (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Kelsey carries her daughter Hadley, 2, down the stairs as her son Colton, 6, aims a bow and arrow as they play at their home on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at their home in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
View from the USCGC Hawser of the USCGC Bollard as it hits packed ice while the two vessels work together breaking ice on the Connecticut River Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Homeless veteran Nick C., from left, answers survey questions from volunteer Shirley Smith and Tammy Alger, a rapid rehousing case manager at the New London Homeless Hospitality Center, during the annual Point-in-time count on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at a homeless encampment at Bates Woods in Waterford. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut coordinated the unsheltered count that is part of a national program to learn more homelessness in communities through surveys. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
New London firefighter Matthew Avery uses a saw to open the hood as a crew extinguishes an engine-compartment fire in a mini-van at 163 Huntington St. Tuesday, January 16, 2018. There were no injuries reported, the cause of the fire is under investigation. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Chris Majchrzak breaks down in tears as she and her husband Mark talk about their son Dan, pictured at rear, and his death from an opioid overdose in their East Lyme home Monday, January 15, 2018. Dan, a 2010 graduate of East Lyme high school struggled with opioid addiction for six-years and his family wanted to share the story of his battle after they were open about the cause of his death in his Feb. 2017 obituary. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Bill Whittle, with Allied Development, work on demolition of the Taco Bell at 404 Colman St. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in New London. The chain restaurant was heavily damaged in an electrical fire on Nov. 11, 2017, that was ruled accidental. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
During the Four Chaplains Day ceremony honoring four Army chaplains that gave their lives to save others when the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester was torpedoed by a German submarine on Feb. 3, 1943, local clergy (clockwise from left) Rabbi Julius Rabinowitz, Rev. Scott Schuett, Rev. Cathy Zall, and Lt. Col. Father Brian Converse, reenact the four chaplains of the Dorchester linking arms on deck saying prayers and singing hymns as the ship sank.
Rabbi Rabinowitz, is of the Beth Jacob Synagogue in Norwich, Rev. Schuett is of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lebanon, Rev. Zall is of the First Congregational Church in New London, and Lt. Col. Father Brian Converse is chaplain of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry Regiment and also Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Gales Ferry. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Yantic firefighters and Connecticut State Police troopers await heavy duty wreckers to clear a tractor trailer blocking the southbound lanes of I395 between exits 16 and 14 in Norwich Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The tractor trailer was traveling northbound when it spun and crossed the center median striking a southbound car and coming to rest across two southbound and one northbound lanes. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Shipwrights at Mystic Seaport Museum's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard carry the steaming port side aft garboard plank from the steam box to be installed on the Mayflower II Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The garboard plank, the plank closes to the keel, is white oak, 25' feet long, and was steamed for about 3-hours to make it pliable enough to be bent to fit the nearly 90-degree bend from fore to aft. The ship, a replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620 and built in 1957 in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII, is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts and will be undergoing a 30-month restoration at the seaport in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
A pedestrian walks through Parade Plaza in New London during the snowstorm on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Chane Kulic, 10 of Norwich, reacts to getting her flu shot as she squeezes her father Tom's hand on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Otis Library. The Connecticut Department of Public Health teamed up with local health departments to provide free or low cost influenza vaccines at several locations across the state on Saturday for State Flu Vaccination Day. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Seventh grader Hailey Ruddock hugs Leonard J. Tyl during his 90th birthday party on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Montville's Leonard J. Tel Middle School. Tyl is the former superintendent and namesake of the school who turns 90 this month. "This might be the biggest birthday party I've ever seen," said 7th grade writing teacher Ellen Carenza who was also the chairperson of the Leonard J. Tyl Party Committee. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Petty officer third class Ryan Kinsella, right, drops to one knee to propose marriage to his girlfriend Kasey Curtis on the pier as the U.S. Navy attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns home from deployment Thursday, February 22, 2018 to the Naval submarine base in Groton, Conn. Curtis said "yes" to the proposal and admitted to being surprised by it. "I expected it, sometime soon," she said, "but today was a total surprise." The Virginia, the first vessel in the Virginia-class of attack submarines, has a crew of approximately 15 officers and 115 enlisted sailors. Virginia made port visits in Faslane, Scotland, Rota, Spain, and Haakonsvern, Norway during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Dianne Hollingsworth, left, dances with Greg Hudgens, a Center Groton Firefighter, as the Mystic Irish Parade makes its way up West Main Street on Sunday, March 25, 2018. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Karlethia Waites, from left, looks on as instructor Lisa Colon comforts Chanel Smith as former students and faculty gather on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute's New London campus. Smith and Waites were both students in the school's medical assistance program, they had completed 7 months and had 2 months of classes left. The school, offering certifications in dental and medical fields, beauty and electrical work at multiple locations, abruptly closed on Wednesday. "I just feel really defeated right now," Waites said. "Just getting here (to school) was such a goal for us, I don't know what to do next." (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
The crew of the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) bow their heads for the benediction while manning the rails during the commissioning ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. Saturday, March 17, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Spectators watch as the Westerly Morris Men mark the sunrise of the first day of spring on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, on top of Lantern Hill in North Stonington. The a traditional English ritual dancing group was founded over 40 years ago and has been performing the rite of spring dances for over 30 years. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Waterford firefighters work the scene of a single car, rollover accident on I395 southbound Thursday, March 29, 2018. The southbound lane of the highway was temporarily closed as emergency crews worked the scene. (Tim Cook/The Day)
People raise their hands while taking the Oath Keepers pledge while attending the "Rally for Our Rights" held by the pro-gun rights group Connecticut Citizens Defense League at the state capitol in Hartford Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Charlene Moosey looks to Shawn Williams as they recite their vows during their wedding ceremony on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London. The couple, who live in Pawcatuck and have two sons, have known each other since they were children. Hospital staff, friends and family worked together to pull off the spiritual wedding for Charlene who has a terminal cancer diagnosis. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Williams School students listen to one of the speakers while participating in a walkout to protest gun violence on National School Walkout Day Friday, April 20, 2018. The event located across the street from the school was hosted by the Williams' Political,Social Justice, Awareness Club (P.S.A). (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Amber Scheetz, center left, of Groton, and Coral Crandall, center right, of Norwich share a laugh while making sushi during a sushi class at the Pink Basil in the Olde Mistick Village in Mystic Thursday, May 17, 2018. The class was hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut as part of its Community Concierge program. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Supporters hold signs reading "New London stands with immigrants" during a New London City Council meeting addressing proposed resolution relating to police interaction with undocumented immigrants on Monday, April 23, 2018. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 128 of Niantic, from left, Maggi Prokop, Barbara McCarthy, Dawn Shea, and Rose Barry light their candles before marching forward to place the memorial wreaths during the East Lyme Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil Sunday, May 27, 2018 on the Niantic Liberty Green. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Lincoln Miller, 2, steps out into the aisle to hug his cousin Tori Foular as she processes in with the St. Bernard School class of 2018 for the school's 60th commencement exercises Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Former NBA star Magic Johnson, right, and now chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises, an investment conglomerate, answers an employee's question during his motivational talk to Foxwoods employees and invited guests at the Foxwoods Theater at Foxwoods Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Michelle McKenna, Sofia McKennaþÄôs mother, and Austin Parrow, her boyfriend, hold each other as they speak during a memorial for Sofia and Spencer Mugford on Sunday, June10, 2018 Eastern Point Beach in Groton. The boaters went missing after leaving Avery Point in a 14-foot sailboat and last were seen in the water near New London Ledge Light in a social media post about 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 27. The body of Mugford was recovered in Long Island Sound about noon Friday after being reported by a good Samaritan. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Flames vent from the building as firefighters battle a stubborn blaze at 575 New London Turnpike in Norwich Monday, May 28, 2018. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Graduate Morgan Langley executes a dramatic hair flip as she takes the stage to accept her diploma during commencement exercises for the Norwich Free Academy class of 2018 Thursday, June 21, 2018. The 497 graduates heard a keynote address from 1968 alum Wally Lamb. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Graduate Avia Ferguson receives a hug from her mother, Rachel MacRall, with family and friends looking on in the background after the Fitch High School commencement at the school in Groton Friday, June 22, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Tammy de la Cruz hugs a friend on Thursday, July 26, 2018 outside at New London Superior Court following the trial of Dante A. Hughes. A jury found Hughes guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm in the death of Joey Gingerella, Cruz's son, in December 2016. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Selectwoman Melissa Schlag kneels for the Pledge of Allegiance during a Town Meeting on Monday, July 30, 2018 at the Haddam firehouse. Protestors and supporters gathered Monday night around a Haddam Town Meeting to address the recent controversy generated by Selectwoman Melissa Schlag's protest of the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022 Swabs, from left, Emma Langenbacher, Jessica Thorne, and Kyra Hartman sound-off for Yankee Two company cadre Jason Cho, right, as they report-in for Day One of Swab Summer Monday, July 2, 2018 at the academy in New London, Conn. The seven-week Swab Summer introduces the newest class to military academy life. Day One includes haircut, uniform issue and drills in teamwork and discipline. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Lobsang Sangye, of Montville, stands under an umbrella while heating a kettle for tea on a grill as it rains on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Harkness Memorial State Park. Sangye, who works at Mohegan Sun and had the day off, was prepared for a rainy picnic with friends as they ate in a tent and took turns grilling in the rain. "I'm from Tibet, I'm used to the rain," said Sangye, "it doesn't stop me from doing what I want on my day off." (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Adam Aboudawd celebrates with his cousin Eyad Alawi, 2, as members of the Islamic Center of New London gather for a prayer to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Washington Park in Groton. The holiday, also referred to as the Festival of Sacrifice, honors the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to GodþÄôs command. It is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide every year. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Police escort a bank robbery suspect out of the woods behind the former Toys R Us in Waterford Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Police pursued two suspects from the Navy Federal Credit Union on Sailfish Dr. in Groton catching one with the vehicle and the other following a K-9 search. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Deck crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper return the Bartlett Reef lighted buoy to it's position in Long Island Sound during Aids to Navigation maintenance Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) passes Ledge Light at the mouth of New London harbor as it departs Monday, September 10, 2018. The Lassen was docked at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London for the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival, which ended Sunday. The Lassen is named for Medal of Honor recipient Commander Clyde Everett Lassen and is the 32nd vessel in the class. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
New London police officer Deana Nott walks back to dry land after talking to motorists stranded in their cars due to flooding on Bank St. in New London during torrential rains Wednesday, September 12, 2018. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Two firefighters from the Wequetequock Volunteer Fire Department reposition a hose line as crews from several towns battle a fire in a hay barn at 630 Al Harvey Rd. in Stonington Monday, September 10, 2018.There were no reports of injuries at the scene though a number of chickens did die in the barn. The two-story, 4,000-square-foot barn is located on the property of White Oak Farm, a former dairy farm owned by Scott Cheetham. The barn was stacked full of hay at the time of the fire. Old Mystic Fire Chief Kenneth Richards Jr. said 75 percent of the barn was already in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene and little could be done to save the structure. An unknown number of chickens were killed in the fire. Firefighters used water from a nearby pond to fight the fire and Richard said he called in several area departments to assist in manpower and provide more water from tankers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Crew on the schooner Columbia, Shanan Wolfe, left, and Jennifer Salzmann, furl the main topsail after defeating the schooner Mystic Whaler for the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival's Morgan Cup in the waters of Fishers Island Sound Friday, September 7, 2018. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Students eat lunch in the newly renovated cafeteria on the first day of school year at St. Bernard School in Uncasville Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The renovation of the cafeteria included the mural of Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper, floors, tables and windows. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
After Groton Town Police Sgt. Heather Beauchamp has her badge pinned on by her daughter, Hannah Reams, 11, she gives her a kiss while her husband, Jeff Beauchamp, right, looks on during a promotion ceremony at the Groton Town Hall Annex Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Lt. Bill Wolfe was also promoted during the ceremony. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Sonar Technician 3rd Class Jose Contreras spends time with his son, Elias, 1, and his wife, Sara Contreras after he and his fellow crew members of the USS California (SSN 781) arrived at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 after deployment. The Virginia Class fast-attack submarine returned from the European Command Areas of Responsibility where it executed the Chief Naval Operations Maritime Strategy in support of national security interests and maritime security operations. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Current and former New London firefighters gather for a group photo after Tom Curcio was sworn-in as chief of the New London Fire Department in a ceremony Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at New London High School. Curcio, a veteran of over 30-years of service to the department, succeeds Henry Kydd. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Scaffolding shrouds the north tower of the former Ponemah Mill in Taftville as work on the second phase of the Lofts at Ponemah Mill project continues Friday, September 21, 2018. Developer OneKey LLC is celebrating completion and full occupancy of the 116 units in the first phase of the project. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
New London Police officers Larry Lee and Jim Suarez relocate a common snapping turtle off of State Pier Rd. and onto the property of the nearby Old Town Mill Thursday, October 4, 2018. Officer Lee located a piece of plywood in the adjacent lot and the officers used that to avoid getting too close to the clearly agitated reptile. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Malik Naveed bin Rehman yells "I miss you already" as Senior Minister Steve Jungkeit and Senator Richard Blumenthal look on as Rehman leaves sanctuary with his wife, Zahid Altaf, not pictured, on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. The couple has been in sanctuary at the church since March of 2018 and left Tuesday after ICE announced they are not opposing the couple's stay request. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Terry Sanderson, left, of Providence, greets her granddaughter, U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet first class Carter Sanderson, of Stillwater, Minnesota, before the Corps of Cadets at the academy marches in their final Regimental Review of the fall Friday, October 26, 2018 on the academy's Washington Parade Field. Sanderson said she wore the bright pink coat so her granddaughter could find her. Cadet Sanderson is the company commander for Golf Company. The review, a tradition that recognizes military heritage, tradition and service pride, was held in honor of Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Members of United States Coast Guard Academy class of 1963 move in for a closer look at their gift to the academy, a statue of Coast Guard founder Alexander Hamilton, Friday, October 12, 2018 in front of Hamilton Hall at the academy in New London, Conn.. The 9-foot tall sculpture by artist Benjamin Victor shows Hamilton holding a scroll of his 1792 first charge to the officers of the Revenue Cutter Service. The installation also includes a series of plaques that honor Hamilton's contribution to the formation of what would become the U.S. Coast Guard and a statement from the class of 1963. Mike Burdian, President of the class of '63, explained in his remarks that the plans for a class gift in honor of their 50th reunion was to raise $63,000. In the end over $250,000 was raised. RADM James E. Rendon, Superintendent of the academy, and CAPT Andrea Marcille (USCG-Ret.), President of the USCGA Alumni Association, also delivered remarks. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Pamela Cekala breaks down in tears while describing finding her friend Delma Murphy stabbed to death in November of 2015 on the opening day of the trial of David McKeever, Monday, October 22, 2018 in New London Superior Court. McKeever, who is accused of fatally stabbing Murphy in the home they shared, has plead not guilty by reason of insanity, is being tried before a three judge panel. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Chris Johnson and his dog, Honey, walk along a water covered dock at high tide during the storm Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 on the way to his 1965 Mathews motor boat where they live at Burr's Marina in New London. Johnson is an employee of the marina and said all the boats were fine and that on Friday employees went around to all the boats tied to fixed pilings and checked the lines and added lines to those that needed to be more secure for the storm. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
David Short, a watch leader on the crew of the replica Viking ship, Draken Harald H‡•rfagre, scales the vessel's stem post to remove the bolts holding the dragon headpiece in place Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Mystic Seaport Museum. The vessel, a clinker-built replica of a viking great ship, is back at the museum after touring the east coast of the U.S., from Maine to Virginia, since it left Mystic in July. Short explained that the headpiece of a viking longship would have been removed when in a friendly port because the design was meant to strike fear into enemies. No plans for the vessel have been announced for 2019. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Liz Bochain holds her son Jacob Feinsteil, 9, as they react to a speaker during a þÄúPrayers for PittsburghþÄù vigil at Temple Emanu-El on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Waterford. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Kate Kelley, left, and her mother Deborah, Bob Stefanowski's sister, take a selfie in handmade "Bob" glasses as republicans gather during an election night event for Gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel in Rocky Hill on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Santa waves to the crowd from the back of a pickup truck as he travels along the parade route at the end of the Winterfest Parade in downtown Norwich Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Waterford police officer Cindy Munoz takes a photo as Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control Officer Robert Yuchniuk carefully removes a barred owl from the grill of Jeff Sammataro's truck along Great Neck Rd. in Waterford Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Sammataro was driving northbound on Great Neck, on his way to work, when he heard a bang and stopped to see what he'd struck. He found the owl behind the grill of his truck motionless. By the time Waterford police officer Cindy Munoz arrived the owl had started moving. Yuchniuk broke away enough of the grill to remove the owl. He planned to take it to the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center for evaluation. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
People listen to one of the speakers during a candlelight vigil at Civic Triangle Park in Waterford Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 for Corina Zukowski of East Lyme who was killed Monday night. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
Supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski and Democratic candidate Ned Lamont scuffle outside of the first Connecticut gubernatorial debate at the Garde Arts Center Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (Tim Cook/The Day)
Joseph Parise, center, is offered comfort by some of those gathered for a candlelight vigil in memory of his brother Robert Parise, and all victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Safe Futures in New London. Robert Parise, a client of Safe Futures, was allegedly murdered by his ex-partner on October 4th. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Roniya Rehman, 5, hugs her father Malik Naveed bin Rehman in the church kitchen at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme during her visit Saturday, March 31, 2018. Malik and his wife Zahida Altaf have taken sanctuary at the church since March 19th, the date by which they were ordered to leave the United States by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after living in New Britain for the past 18 years. The couple must stay inside the church while they challenge the deportation order, or they could be taken into custody by ICE and sent back to their native Pakistan. Their daughter Roniya, 5, is an American citizen and is currently living in New Britain with extended family members. (Tim Cook/The Day)
Farmhand Brian Molyneux moves through a pen of ewes awaiting shearing from traveling sheep shearers Aaron Loux and Brian Mason at Sankow's Beaver Brook Farm in Lyme, Conn., Monday, October 29, 2018. About 180 of the farm's East Friesian/Lacaune dairy sheep met with the shears on Monday. The farm sells a number of wool products; blankets, sweaters, and socks, made from the wool. Loux and Mason raise their own sheep on their respective Massachusetts farms and shear thousands of sheep on other farms as well. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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