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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bat Masterson blows a conch shell to help begin the 10-day Conch Republic Independence Celebration marking the 40th anniversary of Key West's April 23, 1982, mock secession from the United States following the U.S. Border Patrol's sudden establishment of a roadblock at the top of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Friday, April 15, 2022.   The roadblock eventually faded away, but the awareness of the Conch Republic remains. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bat Masterson blows a conch shell to help begin the 10-day Conch Republic Independence Celebration marking the 40th anniversary of Key West's April 23, 1982, mock secession from the United States following the U.S. Border Patrol's sudden establishment of a roadblock at the top of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Friday, April 15, 2022. The roadblock eventually faded away, but the awareness of the Conch Republic remains. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

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