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The mechanical gas pumps at the Orlean Market in Fauquier County can't go beyond $3.99, and the owner says she can't afford to upgrade them.
The old mechanical gas pumps with scrolling dials at the Orlean Market in Fauquier County can't go beyond $3.99, and the owner says she can't afford to upgrade them. (By Tracy A. Woodward -- The Washington Post)

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