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Sailors prepare to pump out the lower levels of the World Trade Center in New York, Nov. 4, 2012. The sailors are assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2.

WORLD TRADE FLOODING

Sailors prepare to pump out the lower levels of the World Trade Center in New York, Nov. 4, 2012. The sailors are assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2.

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