Paralympics closing Photogallery

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A Chinese performer takes part in the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

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Performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at the National Stadium on September 17, 2008. (Reuters/Jason Lee)

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Dancers performs during the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Dancers perform as leaves fall from the sky during the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

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Paralympic mascot, Le Le the female cow, plays with a dancer following the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium on September 17, 2008 in Beijing. (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown)

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Fireworks explode near the cauldron after it was put out at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium on September 17, 2008 in Beijing. (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown)

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A Chinese performer takes part in the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

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Fireworks explode behind the Paralympic cauldron at the National Stadium after the Paralympic flame was extinguished during the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

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People participate in the closing ceremony for the Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)