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Up Close: Liam Smith

At 12 years old, Liam Smith has found a way to make movies come to life. Smith was the recent winner of a teen movie contest at the Cascades Library in Potomac Falls for his short movie, "The Mystery of the Missing Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich."

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