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Chilean miner Florencio Avalos, in tan shirt, embraces Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, seconds after coming out of the rescue capsule after being brought to the surface on Oct. 12, 2010 following a 10-week ordeal in the collapsed San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile.
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Residents observe the rescue of the miners trapped in the San Jose mine, on a large screen in a public square in Copiapo, Tuesday night.
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"We made a promise to never surrender, and we kept it," Pinera said as he waited to greet the miners, whose endurance and unity captivated the world as Chile meticulously prepared their rescue.
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