"A customer leaves Taft Power Equipment in Holyoke, Mass.  as new snow blowers line the entrance on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.   Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency Friday and banned travel on roads as of 4 p.m. as a blizzard that could bring nearly 3 feet of snow to the region began to intensify. As the storm gains strength, it will bring ""extremely dangerous conditions"" with bands of snow dropping up to 2 to 3 inches per hour at the height of the blizzard, Patrick said.   (AP Photo/The Republican, Dave Roback)"
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