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It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the ones that are still missing are our customers, and very close family, and people that we’ve known for many years.” The talk in Longview – an industrial and shipping hub along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, roughly 50 miles north of Portland, Oregon – on Wednesday centered on the search for those missing and presumed dead a day after a chemical tank rupture at a popular paper plant. Eleven people are believed to have died in the tragedy. …The rupture took place during a shift change, and the bodies of the workers were found in an area where they would gather in the morning before getting their assignments for the day, officials said.