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Date Added: June 28, 2008 02:20:02 AM
A week ago, mosquitoes were so thick in parts of Baker Valley that cattle herds gathered in groups as if under attack from predators, and the swarming insects prevented ranchers from venturing outside to feed and water livestock.

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