Deoni Thomas and Marcus Johnson try to keep cool

July 11, 2011 | 11:06 p.m. CDT

Seeking a brief reprieve from Monday's high of 95 degrees, 16-year-old Deoni Thomas and his cousin, Marcus Johnson, 14, consume freeze pops on the way to a nearby park.

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