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Peruvian shamans perform a ritual at a beach to prevent the end of the world, in Lima Dec 20, 2012. Shamans performed several rituals to calm believers and ward off the end of the world predictions. At sunrise on Friday, an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar, an event that has been likened by different groups to the end of days, the start of a new, more spiritual age. [Photo/Agencies]
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