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Alejandro Gonzalez waits for the rain as he sells umbrellas in downtown Los Angeles.

Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / January 21, 2008

Alejandro Gonzalez waits for the rain as he sells umbrellas in downtown Los Angeles.

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