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DeShawn Wesson prepares a lunch order at Gates Bar-B-Q in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City barbecue

( Susan Pfannmuller / For The Times )

DeShawn Wesson prepares a lunch order at Gates Bar-B-Q in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

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