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    Lantern making at the Arcata farmers market.
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    The names of loved ones adorn some of the lanterns.
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    Messages of peace and remembrance written on lanterns.
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    A participant wearing a yukata (summer kimono) carries a washi paper lantern.
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    Heading to the water with an armload of lanterns.
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    The crowd listens to the Raging Grannies and waits for the sun to set.
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    Andy Sehic speaks about her time in Sarajevo.
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    A young participant sends out her best hopes.
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    Organizer Shiho Brannick lights the lanterns.
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    The lantern reads “patience” and “courage.”
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    Setting the lanterns on the water.
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    Drifting out on the water.
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    The messages float out with the leaves and petals on the lake.
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    The lanterns cluster together at the edge of the lake.
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    The wind takes the lanterns out on the water.