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<br />mCn! hJ.~ played .1 bl~ part 10 m~- d,'(hlOfl
<br />\\hClho:r III pur~Ul' fmdmg m,lt,' ,H1.c.nll"n-
<br />l;illlln W;lIct \'t n.'1 But I'll pWb.lhly nc\'l.'"[
<br />~r\l\\ J.lll'lha..:r,'p "I ;11f.llb Althb P"lnt.
<br />I thmk \1 In,,k~ hh. \\\."11 lIb! d,' W1ntt'r
<br />\\h,'J.I.mJ lall,,\\ the rc"l
<br />\\-.1I11'k,1 S!..','m" Ie,..,.. UP,.,'I with the
<br />lnl'Yll.lhk tr,m..kr "f :u:rll"ultuf,ll land
<br />.mJ \\.Ill.'r to urh,m U~l' th.m h,' b (\'ll-
<br />(l'mcd th.ll Ih,'''<.' tr.m..!cr,. he I;m .IIlJ
<br />lu"ul1cd F;l(cd \\-lIh ptc,,"UT,' k' ,<('11 hi",
<br />\I..ller .mJ (.'mal h],.\and h' "pt."n ,.p.lll'
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<br />lIlt ~uhslanllally Ie",. than dl'vdopmcnt
<br />pnn:s. \\Jocka nOll'.. "They S.lY we have
<br />t\l pr,'s.:rn' I'm ,tgrKultUral heritage
<br />But I IllJJnt.un Ih.lI gll\"l.'rnnknt-owned
<br />"I;r'lund \nth pllnt\- lahlc~ .lOci hlkl'
<br />p.l\h~" lrall.,. .mJ p.Hkmg JH'.I~, th.lt l~
<br />n,1l ,'ur .1~nl'ullur;ll h\:'Tll.1g~-
<br />":'kybr l.'H:mn and nn bmtly n:p-
<br />rl.'xn! ;1 new ,~.:nl'r,Hl,'n "~I Cllhlrad:ms-
<br />Inw,>teJ III fJ.Tllllng In 19B9. shc and
<br />hcr hu~h.1nJ rXlughl thelT lurrent tann
<br />In the B..:,"&",' Pr.1\\ <lrca \\'\'~t ,II Ke~y
<br />T"d.1Y 111l'Y own ,11 1c.l'>l.' ahoul l,t-l(lt'
<br />.1ln'S, gr,'wm~ hay and running '>Orne
<br />}(X' hl'J.J ,11 ":(lW,> .mJ l.llw;; Thl'" mall1r-
<br />ll~" ,11 lhe-IT <'p<-'r.ll1,ln Tcll,..,. ,m lrngalll'n
<br />Irl1lTI surt.kc \\.lln JlI,ht::s One gTl'unJ-
<br />water well dnlled In lnl' 1\,l5ll.'" 1rn~ates
<br />.lrrTll:l>lm.llt"ly !6l) .I\rl'~ LIke \Vaneka.
<br />lh~' l."ctllers wd! W.1<' pan ,111he gwup of
<br />wells .lugmemcd hy l;..\"P agrccmcnb
<br />In lh,' I<lSI lW,' y,',H<" L,X"!lkr has
<br />bet'n .In .HUI<' .md dl'll'TmmeJ .ldnxat~.
<br />It.> I",>ol\'l' lhh wt'll .mgnwntJ.th'n (,'n.
<br />lr,l\l"~~ wlth,'ul t,'rnn~ f.lrmcrs ,1UI d
<br />bU,>Int:~, Rutl."\','ll It ~hor1-leml s,11utl<)n~
<br /><'.ill iw PUI t\lgl'lhn, hllJnl1311y :lOd 10gb-
<br />Ill"ally 1I l~ <,llJ[ItIO e;Hly \<) tell 11 Loeffler
<br />w111lw ;lhk I" h.....p pumpm,C. her wel1m
<br />Ih,' l<ln~-t,'nn
<br />'ill rC;l(h' W r,.tlf<' III lhe Immedl:Ht'
<br />IU1Ure "Ill' .,[ L(ll,'ttlcr", h;\<,l( gO.l]S IS tl'
<br />n:I1l;lm .is !tn.lOtl.llly whpk .IS p"s:'-lhll' II
<br />It Illrns ('UI she emn,)! :l!l,lrd \0 ilu~m.::nt
<br />lll'r well ~md IS 1,'KeJ l<' com'.::n lhO
<br />;krc... 1<' Jryl.mJ, II w'luld turn hl:'r land
<br />\'.llu,'s mSldc llLU .--\lth"U~h 1\ ml~hl nOI
<br />t"nrrk h\:'r Llmlly,> ,']x'r.llwn, It \\l'uld
<br />rrt'xnl.l m,l]l.rxlha,k
<br />rw had pt."'pk ...lY \0 Illl:'" \\<:11. y,'u
<br />~uv... :ne .:,'mg "Ul .mYW3Y ~h(' relates
<br />"-\nd ycs ros~lhly Ih3t'S.1 Lid llf hie But
<br />pt:'~l']e J.'nt n",'d 1<1 Ix- bwken III ~et us
<br />,'UI oj hat' Thl... ",'n of ,h;\n~,' "t use ;mJ
<br />drvm~ up bmlS IS ITTl'nxahlc \:0 ,1nl'
<br />c.m .lfl,'rd l<l rut [th,' water I h.lCk
<br />But It nced", In he till .mJ eqUltahk
<br />]n ll\l years WI\! we ]('<'k h.Kk .md '>0.11""
<br />y..s_ w,' m.1TL.1>:ed l'ur n;""tlr\l'~ correctly
<br />\\,,-. man.l~cd ~f(1\\lh (,'rr("dl~ ] J.lTe ;.;l\'
<br />we ml~hl not "0
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