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A fire performer dazzles the crowd at an open-air market by spinning a flaming baton. Phalacrocorax carbo A tailless whip scorpion searchesA fire performer dazzles the crowd at an open air market by spinning a flaming baton. Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.