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A portrait of Mandi Miller and Austin Elkins’ late puppy “Zeus,” on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at of their home in Mehlville, Mo. The couple’s dog Zeus died in 2020 after ingesting toxic algae at Lake Centralia in rural Marion County.

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