A first-timer's guide to Key West's outrageous Fantasy Fest

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It's that time of year again! One of the highlights of the party calendar in hedonistic Key West, Florida this week: a Mardi-Gras-like 10 days of delightful debauchery, an annual event now in its 34th year when the island's population triples, with both locals and visitors letting their hair down and pulling out all the stops in the zaniness department (and if you know Key West, you know it's already pretty zany to begin with)... keep reading