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A photograph of a man in a dark grey short-sleeved polo shirt with a green collar tie, his face and head splashed by a burst of yellow liquid that fans out in a wide spray. He raises one hand to shield his face and wears a light-coloured wristband. Behind him, several people in casual clothes, including a man in a blue t-shirt, watch and smile amid a green, blurred outdoor setting. The yellow spray and streaks dominate the frame. a person appears with his hand raised, identified by his grey short-sleeved shirt, bare arm with a wristband, and the context of this event; the figure is splashed and partly obscured.

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