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A low-angle photograph of a sandy riverbank camp under a hazy pale sky. Bamboo poles with strung wires and small saffron and red flags stand among simple shelters and tents, including a green tarpaulin tent and a blue-grey tent. On the left, a corrugated sheet structure. Several small figures stand and walk across the sand near the tents; one person in a yellow-orange garment and another in dark clothing are closest to the tents. The foreground is fine, rippled sand.

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