More signs and portents

Air temperature 50 F, wind southwest about 7 mph, clear sky. "Sensitive fern" in the fern garden is starting to fade, earning its name. Winter is coming.

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Maine CDC spokesperson Robert Long said Wednesday that 85 cases have now been linked to the Aug. 7 wedding and reception in Millinocket. That includes six cases from an outbreak at the Maplecrest Rehabilitation and Living Center in Madison and 18 cases from an outbreak at the York County Jail in Alfred.

Of those cases, 32 are considered primary, 33 secondary infections and 20 tertiary infections, Long said.

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Waxing moon maple.