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Under normal circumstances, among the first to swarm a plane crash are trained professionals. Even under the best of conditions, they're painstakingly methodical: They seal off the site to prevent tampering, videotape, examine, preserve parts of the wreckage and send bits off for analysis. They never know which part of a wing or fuselage might tell the tale, so every small find is crucial. 

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