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There's never a shortage of beads at Mardi Gras. Here's proof: Trash is scooped up on Fat Tuesday in the French Quarter, clearing the decks for the final day of revelry in the yearly celebration.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans

( Chris Graythen / Getty Images / February 24, 2009 )

There's never a shortage of beads at Mardi Gras. Here's proof: Trash is scooped up on Fat Tuesday in the French Quarter, clearing the decks for the final day of revelry in the yearly celebration.

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