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On an unseasonably warm January morning Madison Shores, 3, remains inside to prevent her from elevating her lead levels. "I restrict her outside playtime," said mother Nikita Shores, who lives with her parents at their home in Herculaneum, Missouri, where 24 percent of the children are leaded. Madison levels tested in the fall and dropped to 16 when last tested in February.