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A man takes photos on March 13, 2013 perched on cars covered in snow on the D901 around Beaumont-Hague, northern France, following a heavy snow storm. Blizzard-like conditions — coming only eight days before the official start of spring — knocked out power to thousands of people in France and left motorists stranded in their cars. AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD