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11.
Pure water is the Elixir of life; the
world survives and thrives on rain
12.
Water is food essential, and it helps
growth of all inputs to life
13.
If clouds fail to rain, hunger will strangle
the world, girted though by vast seas
14.
Agriculture suffers mainly if rains
are inadequate for cultivation
15.
Failed or excess rains destroy; seasonal
rains help lift up the afflicted
16.
Sights of greenery and prosperity are
rare in this world when rains fail
17.
The seas, sources of clouds, lose their depth
and richness in the absence of rains
18.
Celebrations and propitiations for the high
become rare if rains dry up
19.
Penance and munificence do not thrive in
the world without the gift of rains
20.
Droughts destroy social virtues and stress
the indispensability of water for life
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