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ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMESA 1-year-old gray whale that generated the concern of onlookers on shore successfully made its way out of the shallow waters of a remote part of Puget Sound on Wednesday afternoon. Above, the whale sprays water as it exhales in Burley Lagoon, near Purdy, Pierce County.
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