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Photos: Mermaids Wash Ashore As Pirates Invade Long Beach
This weekend pirates invaded Belmont Pier in Long Beach. Cannons were fired, swords were drawn, treasures were hunted and mermaids from the mysterious fathoms below washed ashore. After all that, there was plenty of grog to be drunken from goblets.