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Apple preps the scene for iPad event (photos)

Apple is already preparing for Wednesday's event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, where it is expected to unveil the next version of the iPad.

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Apple banner

Ahead of Wednesday's event--expected to be the unveiling of the next-generation iPad--Apple has already begun to set the stage at the Novellus Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
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Decorations

Peering inside, we can see some of the decorations set to go up.
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Crate on Third Street

Along Third Street, a forklift unloads a crate which appears to have arrived from the San Francisco airport.
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Novellus Theater

Workers continue to decorate the outside of the Novellus Theater in San Francisco, where Apple is set to hold an event Wednesday. You can follow along with CNET's live blog starting at 10 a.m. PT.

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