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Orcs and Uruk-Hai characters from the "Lord of the Rings" movies could be found wandering the halls on the opening day of Dragon Con, the sci-fi convention held at the Hyatt Regency, on Aug. 29, 2003. This group consisted of costumers, actors, and make-up artists from Orlando and New York. Front and center is Brian Wolfe, who works in the Universal Studios prosthetics department. (Rich Addicks/AJC)

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