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| | Slovenian halfway through Amazon swim - Boston.com |
 | | Slovenian Martin Strel approached the halfway point of his attempt to swim the entire length of the Amazon river Thursday, trying to avoid severe burns, alligators and the dreaded bloodsucking toothpick fish. |
 | | In this photo released by Amazon Swim, Slovenian Martin Strel, 52, swims in the Brazilian section of the Amazon river in this Feb. 27, 2007, file photo. |
 | | After enduring second-degree sunburns and encounters with alligators and bloodsucking toothpick fishes, Strel reached the halfway point of his 5,300-kilometer (3,290-mile) swim through the Amazon river, Thursday, March 1, 2007. |
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