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A Dragon Approaches Calais (10 photos)

For three days, starting on November 1, actors from the French street-theater company La Machine will escort a 10-meter-tall dragon marionette in a performance across the city of Calais, France. “Le Dragon de Calais,” a massive fire-breathing dragon built of steel and carved wood, stars in the tale of a fantasy creature that emerges from the sea and encounters the people of Calais. After the performance, the dragon will remain in the city, becoming a new tourist attraction.

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A technician touches the “Dragon de Calais” by Francois Delaroziere and La compagnie La Machine during a rehearsal in the harbor of Calais, France, on October 30, 2019. ( Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/10/photos-dragon-approaches-calais/601216/