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  • Upside down horseshoe on a house door, 27th December 2016, Lagrasse, France. According to this superstition, the ends-pointing-down display simply means that the good luck is able to flow out and surround the home.
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  • Double rainbows arc over houses in Brixton. After a rain shower over this area of south London and with skies still dark from the passing squall, we look up at the sky and the arcing rainbow that curves over the rooftops of period homes. Sunlight shines on their walls and windows and the colours of the spectrum - natural phenomena - is a feature of meteorology seen as a sign of good fortune, the symbol for an omen for luck and an auspicious future.
    rainbow_houses03-08-01-2016.jpg
  • Wheat hanging on door of house for good luck and harvest, 4th Sept 2016, Lagrasse, France.
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  • Double rainbows arc over houses in Brixton. After a rain shower over this area of south London and with skies still dark from the passing squall, we look up at the sky and the arcing rainbow that curves over the rooftops of period homes. Sunlight shines on their walls and windows and the colours of the spectrum - natural phenomena - is a feature of meteorology seen as a sign of good fortune, the symbol for an omen for luck and an auspicious future.
    rainbow_houses02-08-01-2016.jpg
  • Dark skies and a brief rainbow arcing over south London residential Edwardian period homes after heavy rainfall, on 25th February 2020, in London, England.
    ruskin_weather-06-25-02-2020.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_010.jpg
  • Chinese New Year Celebrations in Thanon Yaowarat, the main thoroughfare which threads through Bangkok’s Chinatown, Thailand.
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  • A pedestrian carrying an umbrella with a child on a scooter, walks along a south London residential street, passing sunlit Edwardian period homes after heavy rainfall, on 25th February 2020, in London, England.
    ruskin_weather-12-25-02-2020.jpg
  • With a brief rainbow arcing overhead, a pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks along a south London residential street, passing sunlit Edwardian period homes after heavy rainfall, on 25th February 2020, in London, England.
    ruskin_weather-16-25-02-2020.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_009.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_008.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_007.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_005.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_006.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_004.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_003.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_002.jpg
  • Rainbow over farmland and Welsh countryside near Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
    20181111_powys rainbow wales_001.jpg
  • Four leafed clover in the Neon Museum Boneyard, Las Vegas. The Boneyard features more than 150 signs. For many years, the Young Electric Sign Company stored many of these old signs in their "boneyard." The signs were slowly being destroyed by exposure to the elements.
    _F3A1318_1.jpg
  • The Chinese words Kung Hei Fat Choi or Happy New Year with cartoon characters outside Bank of China building, Hong Kong. A local businessman stops to seemingly talk with one of the boy characters that appear to be looking straight at the man, while pointing a wand to wish him well. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunisolar Calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions.
    new_year01-20-01-1995.jpg
  • London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, East London. Under an archway in one of the gardens, thousands of messages of good will and good lick have been tied on.
    20120731olympic park various_L_1.jpg
  • It is tradition among puffin hunters to release the first puffin caught each season to bring luck for future hunting – any accidentally caught with fish in their beaks are also released. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7028.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7018.jpg
  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy is about to leave his homeland for the UK, where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Daubed with saffron and paint, the sign of good luck on a journey to come, he stands with absolute pride with garlands of fresh flowers draped around his neck by well-wishing relatives before they wave good bye to their son or brother for his two years absence away from home. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • phaluses.) It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang (Princess Goddess) resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts, the lingams (carved. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_E_1.jpg
  • Street vendor waving spand, (smoking seeds burnt in a can) for good luck,
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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson holds a puffin he has caught using a net in his hands. It is a tradition amongst puffin hunters to release the first puffin caught each season to bring luck for future hunting. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
    69-12_1.jpg
  • Various charms representing luck and protection. The pigeon stays hanging above the door throughout the ritual, lasting several days. Santeria is a syncretic religion practiced in Cuba, it is a mixture of Yoruba tribal practices brought from Nigeria during Colonial times, and traditional Catholic beliefs. During this time, the slaves used the images of saints to cover up their worship of the Orishas (spirits)
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  • Wu Jian Xin heads the closing procession of the Haka festival when villagers carry a Buddha down to the river bed and place food offerings and light candles. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_027_1.jpg
  • The altar with 8 Buddha’s during the Haka Festival. The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_013_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_010_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_009_1.jpg
  • Haka festival procession with Buddha weaving its way through village in a thunderous blaze of fireworks. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_008_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8531.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8491.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7593_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7569_1_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7566_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7489.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7253_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7243.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7233_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7093_1.jpg
  • Chimney sweep's green broom sticking out of a chimney, while chimey is being cleaned. Early winter morning outside a north London home. It is tradition that to gain good luck the people in the house should go outside to watch the broom appear.
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  • A young boy watches the sweeping arms of a Penny push/fall game in the amusement arcade at Weston-super-Mare's grand pier. Waiting for some coins to be caught in the log-jam and to fall into the prize tray below, the lad seems spellbound by the potential luck and possibilities although the odds are against him. Images of 1970s dancers, including John Travolta, strut their stuff at the disco. 2p pennies stack up until the moment when they topple over and spill out.
    slot_machines5-06-August-2011_1_1.jpg
  • Kathleen Lama, 70, a homeless woman, fusses over a stray dog. Originally from Darjeeling she has now made her home on a patch of land in Nizamuddin, Delhi, India."I came to Delhi with my husband in 1965. We lived for some time in Old Delhi and then we had bad luck and became homeless. I don't want to leave here because my husband died in this place and anyway, I serve all the animals here now."
    SFE_110206_122.jpg
  • Fashion mannequins are reflected in a London bus stop on Piccadilly during evening rush hour. Through the bus stop glass we see a pedestrian who has just chanced her luck crossing this busy road in central London. And there is a London taxicab whose yellow ‘Free’ light is on. The three male figures are wearing mens’ clothes, appealing to twenty-somethings and beyond their reflection is the sheeting from a building’s construction site. It is getting dark on this winter’s afternoon, the blue light giving a sense of cold, city life.
    fashion_window03-18-01-2011_1.jpg
  • Sanamaya Chepang is giving Tika to people at the gathering, a Hindu tradition meaning good luck and health. The Chepangs is an ethnic group which used to be nomadic. Only recently have the settled and their settlements are high up in the mountains.
    IMG_1901_1.jpg
  • Sanamaya Chepang is giving Tika to people at the gathering, a Hindu tradition meaning good luck and health. The Chepangs is an ethnic group which used to be nomadic. Only recently have the settled and their settlements are high up in the mountains.
    IMG_1893_1.jpg
  • Sanamaya Chepang is giving Tika to people at the gathering, a Hindu tradition meaning good luck and health. The Chepangs is an ethnic group which used to be nomadic. Only recently have the settled and their settlements are high up in the mountains.
    IMG_1892_1.jpg
  • phaluses.) It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang (Princess Goddess) resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts, the lingams (carved. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_G_1.jpg
  • phaluses.) It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang (Princess Goddess) resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts, the lingams (carved. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_D_1.jpg
  • phaluses.) It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang (Princess Goddess) resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts, the lingams (carved. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_A_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8531_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8491_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8423_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7566_1.jpg
  • Lingams at Phra Nang Cave in Railay, Thailand. It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang, Princess Goddess, resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_H.jpg
  • Lingams at Phra Nang Cave in Railay, Thailand. It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang, Princess Goddess, resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_G.jpg
  • Boy Mohammed works the streets with Spand ( the can and seeds he is holding are burnt and waved into the car for good luck) he spends some of the time at Ashiana  a charity that works with  vulnerable children.<br />
<br />
“I must support my family I am the oldest, my father works but he cannot earn enough on his own I  earn up to a dollar a day. I don’t like working on the streets; I worry about the suicide bombers, kidnappers, gangsters and traffic. Recently a friend was selling gum and got knocked over by a car, it did not even stop.”
    afghan29_10_111_1.jpg
  • Letting off thunderous fireworks during the Buddha procession of the Haka Festival.<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_030_1.jpg
  • During the closing procession of the Haka festival when villagers carry a Buddha down to the river bed and place food offerings and light candles. <br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_025_1.jpg
  • Wu Jian Xin, 37 prays at the Buddhist alter erected for the Haka Festival.<br />
The festival, which is called in Chinese "Miao Hui" takes place only once every 8 years for the Que Ken Ba Village. Villagers go to Chao Tian Yan temple to carry the Guan Yin Buddha (God of Mercy) back to their village's temple. (Sept.19-22 is the festival time, chinese calender) keep for a year, to protect the villagers, bring them good luck, happiness and fortune. At the end of the year, Sept.19 following year, the village send back the Buddha to Chao Tian Yan temple, and another village will carry it to their village's temple. there are 8 villages in this festival, so by turn, every village get a chance every 8 years. Chao Tian Yan temple dates back 700 years ago. The special festival has started since then, was only stopped for around 20 years because of Culture revolution. It<br />
began again during late 1980s.
    chihaka_012_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F8423.jpg
  • Kathleen Lama, 70, a homeless woman, originally from Darjeeling but who has now made her home on a patch of land in Nizamuddin, Delhi, India."I came to Delhi with my husband in 1965. We lived for some time in Old Delhi and then we had bad luck and became homeless. I don't want to leave here because my husband died in this place and anyway, I serve all the animals here now."
    SFE_110206_009.jpg
  • Sanamaya Chepang is giving Tika to people at the gathering, a Hindu tradition meaning good luck and health. The Chepangs is an ethnic group which used to be nomadic. Only recently have the settled and their settlements are high up in the mountains.
    IMG_1942_1.jpg
  • phaluses.) It is believed among the local people that Phra Nang (Princess Goddess) resides in this cave on the beach at Phra Nang Bay. Fishermen, before going out would pledge the Princess Goddess for good luck. Their wishes fulfilled they would return to offer gifts. This could take the form of incense or flowers, but spirits of goddesses require special gifts, the lingams (carved. This has nothing to do with Thai religions of Buddhism or Islam, but it is believed that the lingams and the holy womb would create fertility and prosperity for the whole world and mankind.
    2006-11-15_Phra Nang Cave_I_1.jpg
  • Swing and jive dancers on the glittering outdoor ballroom in the Jubillee Gardens hosted by London's famous Lady Luck and Black Cotton Club during the Thames Festival 08
    A_O7F7093_1.jpg
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