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...d after the draught came. More often than not, you catch your Grandmother in the pond, in those moments she looks more healthy and vibrant than she has in years. Slowing down, half behind a tree you steal a glance toward the pond. As the years go by the trees are slowly growing in and enclosing the area to hide it from prying eyes. You see your Grandmother humming a tune she knew from childhood and scooping up the water into a pail. She sighs and drops the contents of the bucket back into the pond. You steps out to greet your Grandmother.

“Still no luck, Grandma?” You ask already knowing the answer.

“No matter what I try, the water is murky and distorted if I remove it. It’s clean and fresh so long as it is in its own habitat, but as soon as the bucket leaves the vicinity of the pond, it becomes putrid and foul. If only we could find a way to take it with us.”

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