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		<p>Rachel Daw, president of the Lake Erie Labrador Retriever Rescue in Liverpool Township, walks Tex around the property Thursday afternoon. Tex is not a victim of Hurricane Harvey. He was transported north from Southeast Texas Labrador Retriever Rescue to make room for dogs displaced by the storm. HALEE HEIRONIMUS / GAZETTE </p>
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