Salem: Rod Kessler, left, of Medford, concentrates as his opponent Margo Steiner sets up a word during the Scrabble Tournament at the Salem Athenaeum Saturday morning. Both work at Salem State College and were having a scrabble face-off. The event is one of the many that took place over the weekend as part of the Literally Salem, Salem Literature Festival. Behind Kessler and Steiner are Joe McGuire of Salem and Jura Strimaitis of Swampscott. Photo by Deborah Parker/Salem News Saturday, March 28, 2009.

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