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A store manager at Urban Outfitters, 1013 Massachusetts St., at right, describes to a line of customers the discounts that will be offered prior to opening the store for the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

Workers were up long before the sun to prepare for the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Inc. Sidewalk Sale on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

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Two shoppers cross the intersection of Ninth and Massachusetts streets before dawn on Thursday, July 19, 2018, searching out open stores participating in the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.

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A few early shoppers check the outside clothes racks at 5:45 a.m. at Envy Boutique, 911 Massachusetts St., during the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

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Shoppers browse the T-shirt racks outside ACME, 847 Massachusetts St., around 6 a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2018 for the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.

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Radley Adams, 3, has his eye on a stuffed toy while shopping with Katie Cunningham on Thursday, July 19, 2018 outside the Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St., during the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.

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The first two shoppers in line at Urban Outfitters, 1013 Massachusetts St., race to the bargain racks after the store’s opening on Thursday, July 19, 2018 for the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.

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Customers at Urban Outfitters, 1013 Massachusetts St., search the racks for bargains shortly after the store’s opening on Thursday, July 19, 2018 for the 59th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale.