Baker Bridge - Revision history

MWanner: Text replacement - "Milote Baker" to "Milote Baker"

2026-10-16T12:43:07Z

Text replacement - "Milote Baker" to "Milote Baker"

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	[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]		[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]

	[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[~~Milote Baker\|~~Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].		[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].
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MWanner: Text replacement - "[Saranac River" to "Saranac River"

2026-01-18T01:44:52Z

Text replacement - "[Saranac River" to "Saranac River"

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	[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]		[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]

	[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[[Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].		[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].
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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "Bloomingdale Avenue" to "Bloomingdale Avenue"

2026-01-12T20:18:49Z

Text replacement - "Bloomingdale Avenue" to "Bloomingdale Avenue"

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:18, 12 January 2026
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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[~~Bloomingdale Avenue\|~~Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "Main Street" to "Main Street"

2026-01-11T20:44:03Z

Text replacement - "Main Street" to "Main Street"

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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[~~Main Street\|~~Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "[Saranac River|Saranac River]]" to "Saranac River"

2026-01-08T19:05:25Z

Text replacement - "[Saranac River|Saranac River]]" to "Saranac River"

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	[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]		[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]

	[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[~~Saranac River\|~~Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].		[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[[Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].
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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[~~Saranac River\|~~Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[[Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "]]|)" to "]])"

2026-01-08T12:20:01Z

Text replacement - "]]|)" to "]])"

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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "%27" to "'"

2025-12-23T12:47:52Z

Text replacement - "%27" to "'"

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	[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]		[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]

	[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker~~%27s~~ Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].		[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker's Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].
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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker~~%27s~~ Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker's Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "%20" to " "

2025-12-22T21:35:09Z

Text replacement - "%20" to " "

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	[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]		[[File:Bakers Bridge plaque.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Plaque on the 1906 iron bridge ]]

	[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine~~%20Street~~\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac~~%20River~~\|Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote~~%20Baker~~\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker%27s~~%20Hotel~~\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest~~%20Bay%20Road~~\|Northwest Bay Road]].		[[File:Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The 1906 iron bridge, since replaced ]] '''Baker Bridge''' carries [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] across the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]], north of Saranac Lake. In 1854, it was just north of the site of Colonel [[Milote Baker\|Milote Baker]]'s [[Baker%27s Hotel\|Hotel]] and store; the road at that time was the [[Northwest Bay Road\|Northwest Bay Road]].
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	'''Saranac Lake Police Blotter''', June 13, 1939		'''Saranac Lake Police Blotter''', June 13, 1939

	Call from Mrs. Carpenter that a gas main on the Baker Bridge [Pine Street] was leaking and the gas was burning. I called the [[Saranac~~%20Lake%20Gas%20Company~~\|gas works]] and talked to Mr. Fogarty, who came and put the fire out. His truck was out of commission, so I took him to [[Gladd~~%20Brothers~~\|Gladd's Garage]] to get some tools and then drove him home. We think lightning struck the bridge and started the fire as the call came right after an extra big bolt of lightning and a loud crash of thunder. --- ''Jones''		Call from Mrs. Carpenter that a gas main on the Baker Bridge [Pine Street] was leaking and the gas was burning. I called the [[Saranac Lake Gas Company\|gas works]] and talked to Mr. Fogarty, who came and put the fire out. His truck was out of commission, so I took him to [[Gladd Brothers\|Gladd's Garage]] to get some tools and then drove him home. We think lightning struck the bridge and started the fire as the call came right after an extra big bolt of lightning and a loud crash of thunder. --- ''Jones''
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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac~~%20River~~\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker%27s~~%20Hotel~~\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William~~%20Stearns%20Cottage~~\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine~~%20Street~~\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott~~%20House~~\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main~~%20Street~~\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle~~%20Park~~\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker%27s Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William Stearns Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "]]|." to "]]."

2025-12-22T18:04:27Z

Text replacement - "]]|." to "]]."

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	[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac%20River\|Saranac River]]\|.<br>The [[Baker%27s%20Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William%20Stearns%20Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine%20Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott%20House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main%20Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle%20Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]		[[File:1906 Bakers Bridge.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The caption on this photograph reads "1906 Pine Street Bridge, Prescott House." It is taken looking Southwest from the [[Bloomingdale Avenue\|Bloomingdale Avenue]] side of the [[Saranac%20River\|Saranac River]].<br>The [[Baker%27s%20Hotel\|Baker's Hotel]] is at left and the [[William%20Stearns%20Cottage\|William Stearns Cottage]] at 5 [[Pine%20Street\|Pine Street]] is at right; the [[Prescott%20House\|Prescott House]] is at the top of the hill.<br>The north end of [[Main%20Street\|Main Street]] (the [[Dugway\|Dugway]] the present site of [[Triangle%20Park\|Triangle Park]]\|) can be seen immediately above the left side of the bridge.<br>Courtesy of Susan Edelberg Donnelly. ]]

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MWanner: Text replacement - "" to ""

2025-12-22T13:58:35Z

Text replacement - "<span style="">" to ""

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	'''Saranac Lake Police Blotter''', June 13, 1939		'''Saranac Lake Police Blotter''', June 13, 1939

	Call from Mrs. Carpenter that a gas main on the Baker Bridge [Pine Street] was leaking and the gas was burning. I called the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Gas%20Company\|gas works]] and talked to Mr. Fogarty, who came and put the fire out. His truck was out of commission, so I took him to [[Gladd%20Brothers\|Gladd's Garage]] to get some tools and then drove him home. We think lightning struck the bridge and started the fire as the call came right after an extra big bolt ~~of <span style="">lightning~~ and a loud crash of thunder. --- ''Jones''		Call from Mrs. Carpenter that a gas main on the Baker Bridge [Pine Street] was leaking and the gas was burning. I called the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Gas%20Company\|gas works]] and talked to Mr. Fogarty, who came and put the fire out. His truck was out of commission, so I took him to [[Gladd%20Brothers\|Gladd's Garage]] to get some tools and then drove him home. We think lightning struck the bridge and started the fire as the call came right after an extra big bolt of lightning and a loud crash of thunder. --- ''Jones''
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