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TYLER — It was 5 p.m. on a Tuesday, and dozens of children had flocked to Bergfeld Park with their parents to get their wiggles out on the jungle gym and swings.
Kingston Gallegos, 5, dropped his mom’s hand to start a game of tag with a few other boys. They chased each other around the playgrounds, up the stairs and down the slides. The sounds of cheerful screams resounded through the trees.
