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Color photograph of two long lines of candles along the railway tracks leading up to the gate at Auschwitz. It is snowing and there is already a good amount on the ground. People can be seen in the background and off to the right side.
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Candles mark the railway tracks leading to the Auschwitz camp

Candles mark the railway tracks leading to the Auschwitz camp during the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. Poland, January 27, 2005.

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