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These Spooky, Surreal Gargoyles Are Watching You From Above (PHOTOS)

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Gargoyles are essentially elaborate, stylized rain gutters. Their mouths provide a spout that lets water drain from the roofs of churches and temples where they typically reside -- which begs the question of why a place of worship would want such eerie statues to adorn its walls.

In addition to their functional purpose, gargoyles in Medieval times were thought to ward off evil and to serve as a frightening visual incentive for people to obey church teaching. Over time they became more ornamental but largely continued the 'grotesque' aesthetic most associate with gargoyles.

Bizarre, grotesque and just spooky, here are 20 amazing gargoyles looking altogether too real:


The interior of Rosslyn Chapel on February 9, 2012 in Roslin, Scotland. Built between 1446 and 1484 it is a category A listed building, covered in ornate stonework and carvings of individual figures and scenes. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)


Gargoyle on Notre Dame in Paris, France. (Getty Images)


The gargoyles see all from the top of Notre Dame cathedral on Ile de la Cite - one of two islands in the middle of Paris, France, that are neither Left nor Right Bank. (Photo by Josh Noel/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)


Gargoyle perched on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. (Getty Images)


Gargoyle from the old city-hall in Stein am Rhein - Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe. (Getty Images)


Dragon Gargoyle of Milan Cathedral. (Getty Images)


'Cabeza Clava' (Gargoyle heads, representation of the Jaguar god) at the Chavin archaeology complex, in Huaraz department of Ancash, some 460 km northeast of Lima on October 20, 2011. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/Getty Images)


The hundred fountains: Built in the 16th century for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, by architect Pirro Ligorio, the villa is renowned for its landscaped gardens and fountains. (Getty Images)


Gargoyles watch over the streets of Paris from the top of the 11th century Notre Dame cathedral, Friday Jan 10, 1997. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)


Gargoyles at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Dijon in the Burgundy region of France (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)


Saint-Corentin cathedral, Quimper Stone gargoyle. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)


Notre Dame gargoyle above the Paris skyline. (Getty Images)


Gargoyle in Notre-Dame de Consolation church designed by Raymond Vaillant. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)


Gargoyle at St Peter's Church, St Albans. (Flickr)


A gargoyle watches over the cloisters of St Gatien cathedral in Tours, France. (Getty Images)


Gargoyles on Freiburg Cathedral, Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. (Getty Images)


Gargoyle and bird statue. (Getty Images)


Notre Dame de Paris cathedral gargoyle and Left Bank of the Seine river. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)


Gargoyle carved stone grotesque carving of a figure on St Peter's church in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)


Gargoyle carved stone grotesque carving of a figure on St Peter's church in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

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See-Through Church(05 of49)
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Cardboard Cathedral(15 of49)
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St. Basil's Cathedral(19 of49)
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Moscow, Russia (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="26" data-vars-position-in-unit="29">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56175063@N07/6050091577" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="flickr.annieandrew" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56175063@N07/6050091577" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="27" data-vars-position-in-unit="30">flickr.annieandrew</a>)
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (20 of49)
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Chapel of St. Gildas(21 of49)
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Brittany, France (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="22" data-vars-position-in-unit="25">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34764035@N00/99709803" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Rhian vK" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34764035@N00/99709803" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="23" data-vars-position-in-unit="26">Rhian vK</a>)
Santuario della Madonna Lacrime(22 of49)
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Sicily, Italy (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="23">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63457916@N00/3249543622" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="MeRyan" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63457916@N00/3249543622" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="21" data-vars-position-in-unit="24">MeRyan</a>)
Snow Church(23 of49)
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Visitors stand inside a church made entirely of snow and ice in southern Bavaria on January 14, 2012 in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany. Local enthusiasts built the church at the end of December in an effort to relive a tradition dating back over 100 years. In 1910 the residents of Mitterfirminsreut were cut off from their local parish by a heavy snowstorm, and since the village was without its own church, they were unable to attend Christmas mass. Then in January of 1911, in an act meant in protest against local authorities whom they felt had forgotten them, the residents built their own church out of the material they had most in abundance at the time: snow. This year the snow church, backed by a local association, is scheduled to stand through February and has quickly become a local tourist attraction. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Grundtvigskirken(24 of49)
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Copenhagen, Denmark (credit:WikiMedia)
Inflatable Church(25 of49)
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Father Michael Elfred, a church minister from Tadworth, Surrey stands outside the world's first inflatable church which has been erected May 13, 2003 in Sandown, England. The church stands 47ft tall from floor to steeple, comes complete with inflatable organ, candles and stained glass windows, and can hold up to 60 people. Father Michael later performed a service a dedication for the church. (Photo by Hugo Philpott/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Évry Cathedral(26 of49)
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Exterior view of the Roman Catholic cathedral in Evry, south of Paris, the first cathedral to be built in France in over 100 years. The structure, made of red brick, covers 1,074 square meters. The first mass is due to be celebrated on 11 April. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Basilica de Higuey(27 of49)
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Dominican Republic (credit:WikiMedia)
Felsenkirche(28 of49)
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Idar-Oberstein, Germany (credit:WikiMedia)
Stykkishólmskirkja(29 of49)
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Cattedrale Vegetale(30 of49)
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Bergamo, Italy (credit:WikiMedia:)
Pilgrimage Church(31 of49)
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Neviges, Germany (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="19">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94852245@N00/3174821839" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="seier+seier" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94852245@N00/3174821839" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">seier+seier</a>)
Sagrada Familia(32 of49)
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Barcelona, Spain (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="17">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18195026@N00/9585947288" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="loloieg" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18195026@N00/9585947288" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">loloieg</a>)
Stone Church Ruins(33 of49)
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Göreme, Turkey (credit:WikiMedia)
San Francisco de Asis Church(34 of49)
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Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico (credit:WikiMedia)
Chapel of Reconciliation(35 of49)
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Berlin, Germany (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90334385@N00/3093796111" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="joshua l" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90334385@N00/3093796111" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">joshua l</a>)
Bruder Klaus Feldkapelle (36 of49)
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Mechernich, southern Germany (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34745472@N04/3261218082" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="karaian" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34745472@N04/3261218082" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">karaian</a>)
First Unitarian Society Meeting House(37 of49)
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Madison, WIDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright (credit:WikiMedia)
Sedlec Ossuary(38 of49)
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Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21649179@N00/7670563824" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="fdecomite" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21649179@N00/7670563824" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">fdecomite</a>)
Church of the Sacred Heart(39 of49)
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Munich, Germany (credit:WikiMedia:)
Sveti Križ(40 of49)
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Zadar County, Croatia (credit:WikiMedia)
Donau City Church(41 of49)
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Vienna, Austria (credit:WikiMedia)
Cliff Church(42 of49)
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Katskhi Cliff, Georgia (credit:WikiMedia:)
Chapel In Valleaceron(43 of49)
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Valleaceron, Spain (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89277223@N00/2366316817" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="yamiq" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89277223@N00/2366316817" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">yamiq</a>)
San Pedro cathedral(44 of49)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77742560@N06/9105898318" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="oldandsolo" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77742560@N06/9105898318" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">oldandsolo</a>)
Church of St John(45 of49)
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Broadbridge Heath, Sussex, Great Britain (credit:WikiMedia)
Dog Chapel(46 of49)
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St. Johnsbury, Vermont (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24112094@N00/9357887651" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="superba_" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24112094@N00/9357887651" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">superba_</a>)
Paoay Church(47 of49)
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Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (credit:WikiMedia)
St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church(48 of49)
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Chicago, Illinois (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567825@N03/3252492680" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="cliff1066&#x2122;" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bb7e6a1e4b0159c28b4cbf2" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567825@N03/3252492680" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">cliff1066™</a>)
Oakland Cathedral(49 of49)
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Oakland, California (credit:WikiMedia)
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