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JESSICA JOHNSTON WHILE North Queenslanders spent an anxious night bobbing from Dylan, the Bureau of Meteorology left the answer of where and when the cyclone would cross blowing in the wind.
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SHARI TAGLIABUE I'M no cyclone veteran but living here for 11 years and visiting for 10 before that has given me an insight into the super-relaxed North Queensland way of life.
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WHILE North Queenslanders spent an anxious night bobbing from Dylan, the Bureau of Meteorology left the answer of where and when the cyclone would cross blowing in the wind.
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