
ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION RELEASE AT 12:01 a.m. PDT, SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 AND THEREAFTER In this Thursday, July 20, 2017 photo, children take a swim as mermaids at the Surf 'n Slide Water Park in Moses Lake, Wash. Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to have some knowledge of swimming before they qualify for school, Lauren Ausere said. Lauren is a Surf ‘n Slide assistant manager and a Mermaid School instructor. (Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald via AP)
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