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In this Jan. 28, 2014 photo, from left, Gabrielle, Greyson, Emerson and Frank Shimkus wait for the fifth member of their family, Aidan, who is in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan, in Aidan's bedroom in their Throop, Pa., home. The bedroom decorated for Aidan includes flags and other decorations from his native country. (AP Photo/Scranton Times &amp; Tribune, Jake Danna Stevens) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this Jan. 28, 2014 photo, from left, Gabrielle, Greyson, Emerson and Frank Shimkus wait for the fifth member of their family, Aidan, who is in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan, in Aidan's bedroom in their Throop, Pa., home. The bedroom decorated for Aidan includes flags and other decorations from his native country. (AP Photo/Scranton Times &amp; Tribune, Jake Danna Stevens) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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