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Yuka Tatetsu makes one last check of sample charms and talismans.

Yuka Tatetsu makes one last check of sample charms and talismans. (Chiyomi Sumida/Stars and Stripes)

Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 26, 2007: Yuka Tatetsu, one of the six Mikos, or shrine attendants at the Futenma Shrine in Ginowan, near Camp Foster, makes one last check of sample charms and talismans displayed at the shrine office. Thousands of good luck charms are sold during the New Year Festival at the shrine.

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