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Western Warm Spell Photos

Cynthia Henriquez, 8, cools off in the mist of a fan set up for visitors at the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday, July 26, 2006. A barely perceptible dip in temperatures began Wednesday as Californians began to take stock of the damage wrought by a heat wave blamed in the deaths of at least five dozen people and thousands of farm animals.

(Photo: AP Photo/Nick Ut)