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Bend, OR -- Gas prices continue to fall and Bend drivers are again seeing the biggest declines. The local average for a gallon of regular is down nine cents this week, to 3.43; that's after a nine-cent drop last week. Triple-A's Marie Dodds says it's all due to Bend's new Costco gas station on the north end of town. She says it's not unusual for a new discount station to start a bit of a price war, but it usually settles down after a few weeks.