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Published March 07, 2012, 12:00 AM

Kolya, left, and Dima Hawksford soon after their arrival


After spending several years in a Russian orphanage, Kolya, left, and Dima Hawksford were a little overwhelmed on their first visit to their eventual home. Mary and Tom Hawksford remember the boys hid a stash of food in their room in those early days, just to be sure the supply would last. Fresh fruit was a favorite of the former junk food lovers. Submitted photo
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