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<br />fla1d .water VllJ.S continually and llfmef1c1nlly UO~II. for irrip:o.t1on
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<br />: that th~ petit1oner, Annie L. Kirts 11') the OWn/'t' of t.he folJ.o"1.rtr
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<br />ot' the 1I0rthYlRnt qlwrt.nr (J..lV/i) of t..hQ :iout.hv1f-10I, QU6lx'!,r'r ani\, Lhe
<br />liothhalf (N~) of the ~~Olltl1wOf)t ..lhrLClr (GW~) of tlteo'ut.hw(lst
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