1:38:02
I could blame it on fate...
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or the unusual weather pattern...
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but I'd rather blame
my own stupidity.
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My lack of common sense.
1:38:15
I thought I was clever,
but, in fact, I was blind.
1:38:20
Blind to my biggest problem.
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Water.
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That's right.
Without water it won't work.
1:38:30
That's in the past.
1:38:31
Now, here's what I'm going to do.
1:38:36
When I've regained my strength...
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I'll dig a well.
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- Where?
- I'll use a divining rod.
1:38:46
Are you a dowser?
1:38:49
Not exactly.
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But I have a special manual
that I'll study carefully.
1:39:00
I'll learn to use the rod...
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and I'm sure I'll fiind water.
1:39:05
You know how to make a well?
1:39:08
After all, a well is just
a hole in the ground.
1:39:13
I'll make it 36 feet deep,
and even if I don't hit water...
1:39:17
my problem is solved.
1:39:20
What good is a dry well?
1:39:22
I'll use it as a cistern!
1:39:26
A well that size will hold
43 cubic meters of water!
1:39:30
Spring rains will fiill it up.
1:39:33
In the summer months,
between this well and our cistern...
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we'll have 55 cubic meters.
1:39:40
That gives us 36 days
of worry-free watering.
1:39:44
We've had longer dry spells.
1:39:47
Where does a drought last 36 days?
1:39:53
The Sahara? Maybe!
1:39:55
Or maybe in the Gobi Desert!
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But not here!