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    Shyama Buttonshaw, Bells Beach. “An 18-second swell with sets over 10 foot on the local scale, this was one of those rare days where Bells is top to bottom,” says photographer Mick Sowry. “When Shyama came out of the haze, I knew I possibly had something special.”

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