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A seagull is seen in the flood waters in St. Mark's Square, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. In Venice, alarms sounded early in the morning as the high tide came in and parts of the city flooded. Still, the water was far less than the unusually high tide recorded in the lagoon city last week, when residents and tourists waded through knee-high water, shops were flooded and much of the city was brought to a halt. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)