Rita continued to strengthen as its eye passed through the narrow Straits of Florida between Key West and Cuba and into the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

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"A wide collar can broaden a narrow neck and face by drawing the eye outward, " says Mr. Julian.

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