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Their deaths have shaken a tightknit deaf community, sending ripples of grief across the country, but have been particularly hard-hitting in Maine, where many deaf people went to school together. “In Maine, the deaf community is particularly intimate because of how sparsely populated the state is,” said Amy Richardson, who was friends with two of the victims.