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This article is more than 9 years old.The Esplanade crowd was in good spirits, despite the heat. Organizers and Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart predict big numbers as sun goes down. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)People enjoy the breeze on the Esplanade. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)The line at security at the Esplanade. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)Pictured here are people being "wanded" at a Hatch Shell security checkpoint. One woman had plastic silverware confiscated. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)People start to gather at the Hatch Shell in the morning. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)Event staff at the Hatch Shell perform security checks and inspect the bags of spectators. (Lynn Jolicoeur/WBUR)
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