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Darth Vader and over a dozen other balloons take to the sky during Friday morning's launch as seen from the balloon of Bill Whidden in Great Balls of Fire after taking off from Simard Payne Memorial Park at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Balloons take to the sky during Friday morning's launch from Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston as seen from the balloon of Bill Whidden in "Great Balls of Fire" at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Honi Glover pilots "Amazing Grace" over Auburn during Friday morning's launch as seen from the balloon of Bill Whidden in Great Balls of Fire at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Darth Vader drops into a field off Riverside Drive in Auburn during Friday morning's launch as seen from the balloon of Bill Whidden in Great Balls of Fire after taking off from Simard Payne Memorial Park at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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The ground crew for Blacky races to help guide pilot Dick Varney into a field in Auburn Saturday morning at the end of their flight during the 2016 Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Balloons rise into the morning air from Lewiston High School Saturday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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A pair of balloons do a splash and dash in the Androscoggin River during Sunday morning's launch at the Great Falls Balloon Festival
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After doing a splash and dash, Windspirit, right takes to the air as another touches down in the Androscoggin River Sunday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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Ducks head back to their favorite spot near Festival Plaza in Auburn during Sunday morning's launch at the Great Falls Balloon Festival.