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New flow on beach in foreground. This flow started to form yesterday morning and is stagnant this morning. Dawning western sky forms backdrop. Note incandescent breakout on surface of lava delta.
Closer view of steaming new flow, with water on smooth black sand beach formed in past two months. Point of delta has no lava--the first time in weeks it has been barren.