[Colombo; October 1. Images via Getty.]

Sri Lankan school children take a day off at the Vihara Maha Devi park in the capital Colombo October 1, 2009. Sri Lanka is marking the International Day of Children with a series of state-sponsored events to focus on eradicating child labour and the sexual abuse of children. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI. (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Sri Lankan children take a day off at the Vihara Maha Devi park in the capital Colombo on October 1, 2009. Sri Lanka is marking the International Day of Children with a series of state-sponsored events to focus on eradicating child labour and the sexual abuse of children. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI. (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

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