Gainesville residents face a Halloween unlike any before
Ashley MacSuga-Gage purchased about 1,000 pieces of candy last year for Halloween night. She began to hand them out around 6 p.m. and was all out just two hours later.
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Ashley MacSuga-Gage purchased about 1,000 pieces of candy last year for Halloween night. She began to hand them out around 6 p.m. and was all out just two hours later.
Translated by Kristine Villarroel
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