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A camper reads in his tent near the Wayah Bald Tower along the Appalachian Trail outside of Franklin, North Carolina, as he waits hours before the solar eclipse, Monday, August 21, 2017. Thousands ventured into the Nantahala National Forest in southwestern North Carolina to view the two and half minutes of totality during this year’s solar eclipse. (Eamon Queeney / North State Journal)