ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION RELEASE AT 12:01 a.m. PDT, SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 AND THEREAFTER In this Thursday, July 20, 2017 photo, a Surf 'n Slide Water Park instructor shows proper diving technique for mermaids in Moses Lake, Wash. Playing mermaid can get so realistic that girls can buy a tail. But – water being unforgiving – kids as well as adults have to know what they’re doing once they get in the water while wearing a tail. (Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald via AP)
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