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Billy Ray Smith, 25, built a rooftop perch to watch the rising Mississippi River floodwaters approach his home in Foley, Missouri.

Rooftop watchtower

( Tribune photo by Michael Tercha / June 20, 2008 )

Billy Ray Smith, 25, built a rooftop perch to watch the rising Mississippi River floodwaters approach his home in Foley, Missouri.

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