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Ringmaster Tyron McFarlan waits for his cue to start the show as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus kicks off its Atlanta engagement Feb. 10. McFarlan was a South Carolina National Guardsman for 13 years before "running away with the circus." Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Ringmaster Tyron McFarlan waits for his cue to start the show as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus kicks off its Atlanta engagement Feb. 10. McFarlan was a South Carolina National Guardsman for 13 years before "running away with the circus." Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

Ringmaster Tyron McFarlan waits for his cue to start the show as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus kicks off its Atlanta engagement Feb. 10. McFarlan was a South Carolina National Guardsman for 13 years before "running away with the circus." Photo by Samantha L. Quigley

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