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Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil, their weather- predicting groundhog, after the reading of the proclamation that there would be six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow in Puxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2005.
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Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil, left, as Punxsutawney Groundhog club President William Cooper reads the proclamation that there would be six more weeks of winter after Phil saw his shadow in Puxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2005.
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Handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil, their weather predicting groundhog as he talks with the media after the reading of the proclamation Feb. 2, 2005.
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Fireworks go off as part of the show leading up to the time when the Punxsutawney Ground Hog Club Inner Circle brings out Punxsutawney Phil for the annual seasonal prediction for the end of winter Feb. 2, 2005.
The Pig Begs To Differ
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Lexington, N.C. Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Beck, left, announces that the pig Lil' Bit did not see its shadow, thus predicting an early spring in Lexington during the city's first Groundhog Day celebration Feb. 2, 2005. Lil' Bit's owner, Nancy Lent, holds the pig with a leash.