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A large group of Aboriginal dancers perform during the opening
ceremony of Sydney's Olympic Games September 15, 2000. Athletes from
199 nations are participating in the XXVII Summer Olympic Games
which will continue until October 1. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Thirteen-year-old Nikki Webster performs with Aboriginal Chief
Djakapurra Munyarryun (L) during the opening ceremony of the Sydney
Olympic Games September 15, 2000. Athletes from 199 nations are
participating in the XXVII Summer Olympic Games which will continue
until October 1. REUTERS/David Gray
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A large ghostly figure is raised during the opening ceremony of Sydney's
Olympic Games September 15, 2000. Athletes from 199 nations are
participating in the XXVII Summer Olympic Games which will continue
until October 1. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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A performer walks on stilts during the
opening ceremony of Sydney's Olympic
Games September 15, 2000. Athletes from
199 nations are participating in the XXVII
Summer Olympic Games which will continue
until October 1. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Nikki Webster, 13, flies high above the crowd during
the opening ceremony of the Olympics Friday, Sept.
15, 2000 at Olympic Stadium in Sydney. (AP
Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
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Fire breathers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2000 Summer
Olympic Games in Sydney, Friday, Sept. 15, 2000. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
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An Aboriginal chief, played by Djakapurra Munyarryun,top, performs a traditional
dance beside Nikki Webster, 13, during the opening ceremony for the Summer
Olympics Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at Olympic Stadium in Sydney. (AP Photo/Elise
Amendola)
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Nikki Webster, 13, sings in the aboriginal sequence during the opening
ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games, Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in Sydney,
Australia. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
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Thirteen-year-old Actress Nikki Webster walks ahead of an Aboriginal
dance group during the Opening Ceremony of the XXVII Olympic
Summer Games on September 15, 2000. Athletes from 199 nations are
participating in the Games which will continue until October 1.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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A line dancers perform during the opening ceremony of Sydney's Olympic
Games September 15, 2000. Athletes from 199 nations are participating
in the XXVII Summer Olympic Games which will continue until October
1. REUTERS/Peter Mueller
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Riders carry Olympic flags during the Opening Ceremony of the XXVII
Olympic Summer Games on September 15, 2000. Athletes from 199
nations are participating in the Games which will continue until October
1. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Stockmen on horseback form the Olympic rings in the 110,000-seat
Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony September 15, 2000.
Athletes from 199 nations are participating in the XXVII Summer
Olympic Games which will continue until October 2. REUTERS/Dylan
Martinez
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