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Mia Polaski and her husband Ryan Polaski kiss during a brief moment of respite while clearing debris from her father Randy's storm damage home Monday, April 16, 2018, in Elon. Va. Virginia's governor has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through parts of western Virginia. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP) — Mia Polaski and her husband Ryan Polaski kiss during a brief moment of respite while clearing debris from her father Randy's storm damage home Monday, April 16, 2018, in Elon. Va. Virginia's governor has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through parts of western Virginia. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP) Mia Polaski and her husband Ryan Polaski kiss during a brief moment of respite while clearing debris from her father Randy's storm damage home Monday, April 16, 2018, in Elon. Va. Virginia's governor has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through parts of western Virginia. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP)

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Mia Polaski and her husband Ryan Polaski kiss during a brief moment of respite while clearing debris from her father Randy's storm damage home Monday, April 16, 2018, in Elon. Va. Virginia's governor has declared a state of emergency after storms ripped through parts of western Virginia. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP)

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