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U.S. Naval Academy plebes navigate across a rope-bridge obstacle course during Sea Trials, a rigorous training exercise for the academy's freshmen, in Annapolis, Md., May 17, 2011.

ROPE RIGORS

U.S. Naval Academy plebes navigate across a rope-bridge obstacle course during Sea Trials, a rigorous training exercise for the academy's freshmen, in Annapolis, Md., May 17, 2011.

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