Workers prepare La Gran Naranja for New Year's Eve

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  Workers prepare the Big Orange, recently renamed La Gran Naranja, for a test run at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012, before its New Year's Eve appearance. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Workers prepare La Gran Naranja neon sign for a test run at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012, before its New Year's Eve appearance. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Workers prepare La Gran Naranja neon sign for a test run at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012, before its New Year's Eve appearance. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Workers prepare La Gran Naranja neon sign for a test run at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012, before its New Year's Eve appearance. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Workers prepare La Gran Naranja neon sign for a test run at the InterContinental Hotel on Thursday, Dec 27, 2012, before its New Year's Eve appearance. WALTER MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF