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Lori Soroka of Wilkes-Barre, left, holds her dog ‘Spike’ as her daughter Gabi, center, watches Father James Hayer, pastor of St. Mary’s Byzantine Church in Wilkes-Barre, bless the dog during a service Wednesday evening.

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