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lanterns on the Motoyasu River beside the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. The lanterns were set afloat to mark the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic attack
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Peace Lanterns
A man paddles a canoe past paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River beside the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. The lanterns were set afloat to mark the 63rd anniversary of the world's first atomic attack.