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    Kyle Anderson and Tia Petersen, right, sit near the beachfront on Friday at Alki Beach. Keeping a distance from them, Demi Bestor and Hunter Watkins get up to leave. This weekend more than a dozen Seattle parks and beaches, along with Alki Beach, will be closed. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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