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Small taste of Hurricane Bill is more than enough

Ellis Henican

Newsday columnist Ellis Henican Ellis Henican

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It was the prudent thing to do.

Hurricane Bill was roaring northward. Who felt like being stubborn now? Swimmers would be ordered out of the water. Long Island's beaches would have to be closed.

Waves were already pounding the shoreline, 8 to 10 feet. Rip currents. Undertows. Powerful force was clearly gathering Out There.

What would all this wind and salt water do the fragile...

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