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MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State JournalWorkers set up for the Shrine Circus, Wednesday morning, January 18, 2011, in the Lansing Center.

MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State JournalTrapeze artists and crew members from "The Flying Pages" fine-tune ropes and cables on their trapeze set, Wednesday, January 18, 2011, in the Lansing Center in preparation for opening night.

MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State Journal"The Flying Pages" Anthony Pages, 21, a fourth-generation trapeze artist, and April Brown, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, fine tune their trapeze set, Wednesday afternoon, January 18, 2011, before opening night of the Shrine Circus in the Lansing Center.

MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State JournalFourth generation trapeze artist Anthony Pages, 21, of the "The Flying Pages," practices flying Wednesday afternoon, January 18, 2011, before opening night of the Shrine Circus in the Lansing Center.

MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State JournalAcrobats from "The Flying Pages" fine-tune ropes and cables on their trapeze set, Wednesday, January 18, 2011, in the Lansing Center, in preparation for opening night.

MATTHEW DAE SMITH for the Lansing State JournalWilliam Pages, bottom, and April Brown, of "The Flying Pages," make careful measurements between the safety net and floor of their trapeze set.