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Scavengers pick at garbage before a scow’s crew casts off to dump its contents in the ocean. (Everett Collection/Alamy Stock Photo)
Scavengers pick at garbage before a scow’s crew casts off to dump its contents in the ocean. (Everett Collection/Alamy Stock Photo)