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Tate Soucy steadies the crown line for a balloon as others inflate Friday night at Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Norm Larock, of Litchfield, proudly wears his hat covered with pins from all the previous balloon festivals he has attended as he watches balloons lifting off from Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Ben Weisner, of Auburn, waves to the crowd as he lifts off in his balloon, Sky, Friday night at Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Sunrise Passion, piloted by Andre Boucher, floating in background, is the first balloon to lift off Friday evening from Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Sunrise Passion, piloted by Andre Boucher, floats over Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston on Friday night after lifting off from Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Pilot Andre Boucher gives adds fire to his envelope as he prepares to lift off in his balloon on Friday at Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Crew members for Sunrise Passion secure the crown of the balloon before lifting off from Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston on Friday during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) People watch the carnival rides Friday night at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) The moon glow Friday night at Simard Payne Memorial Park during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) People watch the carnival rides Friday night at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Children are silouetted as they play in the walkthrough balloon Friday night at Simard Payne Memorial Park during the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) People pose with police officers Friday night at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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