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Kids sprint in front of toy bulls during San Fermin festival's bull run for children in Pamplona July 13, 2011. Six toy bulls driven by runners take part in the children bull run, which imitates the morning running of the bulls for adults, but for a much shorter distance. A pack of six...

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A girl runs away from a "Kiliki" during San Fermin festival's "Comparsa de gigantes y cabezudos" (Parade of the giants and the big heads) in Pamplona July 12, 2011. Enormous puppets accompanied by brass bands parade daily through the city during the nine-day-long festival made popular...

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A man plays the violin during the San Fermin Festival, on July 12, 2011. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Spanish bullfightrer Rafaelillo performs during a bullfight at the San Fermin fiestas on Sunday, July 10, 2011, in Pamplona, Spain.

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People wait at Estafeta´s street for the fourth San Fermin Festival bull run, on July 010, 2011, in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Revllers celebrate during San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 9, 2011. Visitors to the nine day festival, depicted in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises", take part in activities including The Running Of The Bulls, an early morning half mile dash from the corral to the...

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A man sleeps during the first San Fermin Festival bull run, on July 07, 2011, in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups.

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Men prepare to take part in San Fermin festival's "Comparsa de gigantes y cabezudos" (Parade of the giants and the big heads) in Pamplona July 9, 2011. Enormous puppets accompanied by brass bands parade daily through the city during the nine-day-long festival made popular by U.S. writer...

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Revelers implore protection to cult figure of San Fermin Saint painted on a wall on the Estafeta corner during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona northern Spain, Saturday July 9, 2011.

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Revellers sleep at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 8, 2011.

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Bullfighter assistants wait before a bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on Thursday, July 7, 2011.

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The statue of San Fermin, patron saint of the San Fermin festival, is carried into San Lorenzo church in Pamplona July 7, 2011. Every July 7, a statue of San Fermin, the patron saint of the thousands of runners taking part in the daily running of the bulls during the festival, is...

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People watch from balconies as the statue of San Fermin, patron saint of the San Fermin festival, is carried through the streets during a procession in his honour in Pamplona July 7, 2011. San Fermin is believed to protect the hundreds of runners that participate in the running of the...

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The statue of San Fermin, patron saint of the San Fermin festival, is carried through the streets during a procession in his honour in Pamplona July 7, 2011. San Fermin is believed to protect the hundreds of runners that participate in the running of the bulls.

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A livestock farmer eats ice-cream during the San Fermin horse fair on the second day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 7, 2011.

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A horse stands next to a truck during the San Fermin horse fair on the second day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 7, 2011.

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A livestock farmer stands with his horses during the San Fermin horse fair on the second day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 7, 2011.

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Horses are grouped by their handlers during the San Fermin horse fair on the second day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 7, 2011.

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Revellers sleep after the start of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona July 6, 2011. The festival, best known for its daily running of the bulls, kicked off on Wednesday with the traditional "Chupinazo" rocket launch and will run until July 14.

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A rejoneador (bullfighter on horseback) performs at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona July 6, 2011. The annual festival, best known for its daily running of the bulls, kicked off on Wednesday with the traditional "Chupinazo" rocket launch and will run until July 14.

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PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 06: Revellers hold up traditional San Fermin scarves during the Chupinazo, marking the first day of the San Fermin running-of-the-bulls on July 6, 2011 in Pamplona, Spain. Pamplona's famous Fiesta de San Fermin, which involves the running of the bulls through the...

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Revelers celebrate the 'Chupinazo', the official opening of the San Fermin fiestas in in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday July 6, 2011 to celebrate the start of Spain's most famous bull-running festival with the annual launch of the "chupinazo" rocket. Perhaps best glorified by Ernest...

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Revelers celebrate the 'Chupinazo', the official opening of the San Fermin fiesta as one of them drinks wine of a small wineskin, in Pamplona, Spain Wednesday July 6, 2011 to celebrate the start of Spain's most famous bull-running festival with the annual launch of the "chupinazo" rocket.

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A man paints a banner promoting the San Fermin Fiesta, reading: ' Happy Party ' in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday July 5, 2011. On July 6, the San Fermin festival will begin with the ''chupinazo'' or opening ceremony with people participating in bull runs, music and dance, through...

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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2011 - Runners scramble out of the way of a El Pilar fighting bull during the seventh running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 13, 2011. There were no serious injuries during the run that lasted two minutes and 11 seconds, according to...