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It was cold, even in the setting sunshine of the early first half. The temperatures were hovering at just about 40 in the sun, but the shade was causing a nearly 10 degree drop. It was numbing by the end of the first half, as the early night fall of the middle of autumn crept in.
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That was the excitement of the first half. The 2nd half was just sort of weird and distressing, followed by nuts. We’ll get to those pictures soon.