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M: Officials here in Louisiana are racing against time to get the town evactuated.
W: Roger, when is the storm expected to hit?
M: Hurricane Lisa is supposed to come ashore in less than 8 hours.
W: We hope you get out of there too in time. That's Roger Wilco reporting live from Baton Rouge.

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