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Charts & Graphs

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Water in the Quran

“It is life. It is the material thing nearest to God.”

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Swim at Your Own Risk

Legends of the deep.

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Poisoning the Well

Watery warfare.

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Rooms with a View

Waterfront communities.

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Something in the Water

Dubiously potent potables.

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Great Fountains

“No fountain is so small but that heaven may be imaged in its bosom.”—Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Water Lines

Quenching urban thirst throughout history.

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A Swimming Pool Library

Literary swimmers.

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Dead Lakes

Rest in peace.

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