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North Dakota National Guard soldiers and airmen prepare sandbags for the rising waters of the Missouri River and Apple Creek, March 24, 2009. The two bodies of water that are covered with ice chunks are converging south of Bismarck, N.D., causing the water to overflow its banks.

SANDBAG SHIFT

North Dakota National Guard soldiers and airmen prepare sandbags for the rising waters of the Missouri River and Apple Creek, March 24, 2009. The two bodies of water that are covered with ice chunks are converging south of Bismarck, N.D., causing the water to overflow its banks.

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