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"With less than three weeks left to call Mavericks, organizers say a festival new to the big-wave event this year will go on even if Mother Nature does not provide the swells necessary to hold the surf contest.A festival is planned in Half Moon Bay \u2014 which is only miles from the world-famous surf break \u2014 that will air the contest live on jumbo screens, in an effort to keep spectators off dangerous cliffs near the water. But even if a contest is never called, the festival \u2014 complete with highlights from past events, entertainment and an awards ceremony with would-be contestants \u2014 will still happen.\u201CIt\u2019s the end of the season,\u201D said Jessica Banks, a spokeswoman for the Mavericks Invitational."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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