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MIKE SPRINGER/Gloucester Daily Times
Xena, a bulldog and pit bull terrior mix, enjoys a moment of freedom Wednesday on the narrow beach along Stacy Boulevard in Gloucester. Xena's owner, Jodi Sharac of Gloucester, says she lets the dog off the leash only when the beach is completely clear of other people, as it was Wednesday.

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