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Melissa Devin, the Creepy Mermaid, said that if she were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival she would be learning how to swim, Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Scottish city is in full swing with hundreds of entertainers attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which runs from the Aug. 2 to 26 and is one of the largest arts festivals in the world, dating back to 1947.
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Actors performing in a show called "The Major," Alex Rose and Luke Rogan, who said that they would be watching movies about cats if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Aug. 6, 2013.
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Jaehwa Kim, Yeonsim Jung, Jaemin Lee and Nle Buyt Seo of Modl Theatre, who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be working back in Korea, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Antonio Rimole, Justin Cliffe and Georgina Harris of the Tin Shed Theatre Company, who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be working on a new project in South Wales, Aug. 6, 2013.
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Street entertainer Hazel Anderson, who said that if she were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival she would be doing the same in London, poses on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Adam Ekin and Joe Dean of Jamhed Theatre, who group said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be working or chilling, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Michael Forde, Daisy Cummins and Elizabeth Johnson of "The Cherry Orchard," who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be reading "Ulysses" in Ibiza, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Natasha Pareshkina and Kirill Semin of "Confused In Syracuse," who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be doing their show back in St. Petersburg, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Dane Karaman and Sam Gamble of "The Circus of Terror," who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be working or watching films, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Lily Dodsworth-Evans and Nick Brown of Brain Dead Theatre Company, who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be in Nappa chilling in their pajamas, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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William Jackson and Flossi Cameron of "Circus of Terror," who said that if they were not performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they would be working back in London, pose on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.
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Melissa Devin, the Creepy Mermaid poses on Aug. 6, 2013 in Edinburgh.