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    *Alazar "Junior" Soto lies in the Des Moines River while tubing on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Lehigh, IA.*
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    *Morning fog obscures houses on Friday, March 23, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Lloyd Heslop looks at his belongings scattered in the yard after being evicted from his apartment on Monday, July 16, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *The closed down Electrolux factory on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Girls watch the Hamilton County Fair Parade on Monday, July 23, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Graffiti in the bathroom at C&C American Tap, a local bar, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *A girl lies on top of a car on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Alazar "Junior" Soto, left, and Steve McFarland smoke and drink in the truck on the way back from tubing on the Des Moines River on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Charlene Worrick retrieves recently painted ice skates hung out to dry on Monday, July 16, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Contestants for the Hamilton County Fair Queen pose for pictures after competing for the crown on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Trish Backer holds Reba, her pet albino raccoon, on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Heath Cahill carries an inner tube after a day tubing down the Des Moines River on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Lehigh, IA.*
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    *Lillie Hobart plays with the dogs at her grandparents' house on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Steve McFarland kisses his girlfriend Penny Johnson in their backyard on Friday, March 23, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Steve McFarland lies with his daughter Alanna, left, and son Joe, center, under blankets on their back deck on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Brooke Hill watches her cat Buddy on Friday, July 27, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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    *Jesse Hubbard, James Hill, and Reese Jensen play with toy guns on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Webster City, IA.*
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