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Warm spirit overcomes the cold

Tim Burgess let out a yelp as he took a plunge into Dorchester Bay with the L Street Brownies. He raised funds for the American Cancer Society. Tim Burgess let out a yelp as he took a plunge into Dorchester Bay with the L Street Brownies. He raised funds for the American Cancer Society. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)
By Rachana Rathi
Globe Staff / January 2, 2009

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Many in the horde of half-naked swimmers called plunging into the 44-degree water painful. They said walking out into the bone-chilling cold and savage winds was even worse. (Full article: 700 words)

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