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     ...bridled the mountains.

     In spring
     flowers grew along its edge.

     Many passed by pirates admiring
     looking for water.  Others
     went home again with
     or without.

     Manila galleons.    Boston whalers.

     One could find your clean water
     there               and again
     over                here.

     Most of the passage north be dry, so
     it came important go by coast road

     turning inland
                         climb
                         valleys.

     Beyond that very desert and the
     other sea           were often
                         forgotten.

     Yes.  I remember how we...