Bastrop County Texas USA, September 9, 2011: Tree removal expert Ralph Franco, dirty and sweaty, takes a break while working in the aftermath of wildfires through the piney woods 30 miles east of Austin. The fires destroyed more than 1,400 houses and buildings and scorched over 38,000 acres as it raged out of control for five days. ©Bob Daemmrich

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