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"_" Water_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 ,_, everywhere_RL ,_, and_CC not_XX a_AT1 drop_NN1 to_TO drink_VVI ._. "_" 
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This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 familiar_JJ saying_NN1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 see_VV0 the_AT problem_NN1 more_RGR strongly_RR here_RL in_II China_NP1 where_RRQ we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX drink_VVI the_AT tap_NN1 water_NN1 ._. 
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When_CS my_APPGE students_NN2 or_CC I_PPIS1 forget_VV0 to_TO fill_VVI our_APPGE thermoses_NN2 ,_, then_RT we_PPIS2 have_VH0 no_AT water_NN1 to_TO drink_VVI ._. 
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In_II America_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 waste_VV0 lots_PN of_IO water_NN1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 let_VV0 the_AT water_NN1 from_II the_AT tap_NN1 keep_VV0 running_VVG even_CS21 when_CS22 we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. 
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We_PPIS2 take_VV0 long_JJ showers_NN2 or_CC tub_NN1 baths_NN2 that_CST use_VV0 up_RP too_RG much_DA1 water_NN1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 water_VV0 our_APPGE lawns_NN2 or_CC wash_VV0 our_APPGE cars_NN2 with_IW much_DA1 more_DAR water_NN1 than_CSN is_VBZ needed_VVN ._. 
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I_PPIS1 first_MD saw_VVD the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO the_AT water_NN1 crisis_NN1 several_DA2 years_NNT2 ago_RA when_CS I_PPIS1 spent_VVD 10_MC days_NNT2 in_II Haiti_NP1 ._. 
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One_MC1 of_IO the_AT poorest_JJT countries_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, Haiti_NP1 is_VBZ surrounded_VVN by_II water_NN1 all_DB along_RP its_APPGE coasts_NN2 ._. 
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Since_CS that_DD1 water_NN1 is_VBZ salty_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 can_VM not_XX be_VBI used_VVN for_IF drinking_NN1 ._. 
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In_II the_AT small_JJ village_NN1 near_II the_AT Dominican_JJ Republic_NN1 border_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 stayed_VVD for_IF three_MC days_NNT2 ,_, I_PPIS1 used_VVD too_RG much_DA1 water_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 shower_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE water_NN1 barrels_NN2 on_II the_AT roof_NN1 became_VVD empty_JJ ._. 
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We_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI in_II a_AT1 truck_NN1 with_IW empty_JJ barrels_NN2 to_TO fill_VVI them_PPHO2 at_II the_AT river_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG hard_JJ task_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE hosts_NN2 because_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN selfish_JJ with_IW the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
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I_PPIS1 lived_VVD and_CC taught_VVN in_II Swaziland_NP1 in_II southeast_ND1 Africa_NP1 for_IF about_RG a_AT1 year_NNT1 ._. 
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We_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO boil_VVI our_APPGE water_NN1 for_IF drinking_VVG and_CC some_DD families_NN2 who_PNQS did_VDD n't_XX boil_VVI their_APPGE water_NN1 before_II drinking_VVG it_PPH1 got_VVD parasites_NN2 ._. 
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They_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO carry_VVI the_AT water_NN1 up_RP from_II the_AT river_NN1 a_AT1 long_JJ distance_NN1 to_II their_APPGE homes_NN2 in_II buckets_NN2 ._. 
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About_RG once_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 on_II the_AT university_NN1 campus_NN1 ,_, there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT water_NN1 for_IF about_II a_AT1 full_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
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So_RR ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD to_TO keep_VVI available_JJ two_MC liter_NN1 bottles_NN2 filled_VVN with_IW water_NN1 for_IF drinking_NN1 ,_, cooking_VVG ,_, washing_VVG ,_, and_CC flushing_VVG the_AT toilet_NN1 ._. 
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These_DD2 two_MC situations_NN2 taught_VVD me_PPIO1 the_AT value_NN1 of_IO water_NN1 ._. 
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For_IF a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 after_CS each_DD1 experience_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI very_RG careful_JJ about_II using_VVG the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
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I_MC1 still_JJ try_NN1 to_TO be_VBI thrifty_JJ with_IW the_AT water_NN1 ,_, but_CCB over_II time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 forgot_VVD the_AT lessons_NN2 that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 learned_VVN about_II water_NN1 being_VBG our_APPGE most_RGT precious_JJ natural_JJ commodity_NN1 ._. 
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Without_IW water_NN1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ no_AT life_NN1 for_IF animals_NN2 ,_, humans_NN2 ,_, or_CC vegetation_NN1 ._. 
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Without_IW pure_JJ water_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM get_VVI very_RG ill_JJ ._. 
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Today_RT ,_, in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, there_EX are_VBR 35_MC ,_, 000_MC children_NN2 under_RG five_MC who_PNQS die_VV0 every_AT1 day_NNT1 because_II21 of_II22 malnutrition_NN1 and_CC diseases_NN2 caused_VVN by_II water_NN1 parasites_NN2 ._. 
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This_DD1 is_VBZ shameful_JJ in_II the_AT early_JJ twenty-first_MD century_NNT1 ._. 
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What_DDQ can_VM we_PPIS2 do_VDI to_TO solve_VVI these_DD2 water_NN1 problems_NN2 ?_? 
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The_AT international_JJ community_NN1 continues_VVZ to_TO make_VVI some_DD progress_NN1 in_II its_APPGE efforts_NN2 ,_, but_CCB still_RR not_XX enough_RR is_VBZ done_VDN internationally_RR ,_, nationally_RR ,_, or_CC locally_RR to_TO preserve_VVI enough_DD water_NN1 for_IF humans_NN2 ,_, animals_NN2 ,_, and_CC vegetation_NN1 to_TO survive_VVI in_II all_DB parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT water_NN1 has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI diverted_VVN from_II one_MC1 area_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 is_VBZ happening_VVG in_II the_AT Three_MC Gorges_NN2 Project_NN1 in_II China_NP1 ._. 
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Sometimes_RT people_NN have_VH0 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF water_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT more_DAR water_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 use_VV0 ,_, the_AT more_RRR we_PPIS2 must_VM pay_VVI ._. 
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This_DD1 is_VBZ common_JJ in_II the_AT US_NP1 ,_, but_CCB as_II an_AT1 American_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX really_RR appreciate_VVI the_AT problem_NN1 unless_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM paying_VVG a_AT1 very_RG high_JJ price_NN1 for_IF the_AT water_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 use_VV0 ._. 
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Others_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 must_VM remind_VVI ourselves_PPX2 every_AT1 day_NNT1 to_TO be_VBI careful_JJ with_IW our_APPGE water_NN1 usage_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 there_EX will_VM be_VBI enough_RR for_IF life_NN1 which_DDQ needs_VVZ it_PPH1 to_TO survive_VVI and_CC thrive_VVI ._. 
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