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A lone oil well seen in the dim light of a setting sun.

An oil well cranks away at sunset in Bahrain, Sept. 29, 2001. (Jason Carter/Stars and Stripes)

Somewhere in Bahrain, Sept. 29, 2001: An oil well cranks away at sunset in Bahrain. The pumpjack, a type of small oil pump that’s a common sight in West Texas, goes by many nicknames, “nodding donkey” being one of them. 

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