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Water Discovered

           Couldanythingbemoredeliciousthanthesensationthatourburningintolerablethirstwaspassingaway,andleavingustoenjoycomfortandpleasure?Butwherewasthiswaterfrom?Nomatter.Itwaswater;andthoughstillwarm,itbroughtlifebacktothedying.Ikeptdrinkingwithoutstopping,andalmostwithouttasting.

           Atlastafteramostdelightfultimeofrevivingenergy,Icried,"Why,thisisachalybeatespring!"

           "Nothingcouldbebetterforthedigestion,"saidmyuncle."Itishighlyimpregnatedwithiron.ItwillbeasgoodforusasgoingtotheSpa,ortoTöplitz."

           "Well,itisdelicious!"

           "Ofcourseitis,watershouldbe,foundsixmilesunderground.Ithasaninkyflavour,whichisnotatallunpleasant.WhatacapitalsourceofstrengthHanshasfoundforushere.Wewillcallitafterhisname."

           "Agreed,"Icried.

           AndHansbachitwasfromthatmoment.

           Hanswasnonetheprouder.Afteramoderatedraught,hewentquietlyintoacornertorest.

           "Now,"Isaid,"wemustnotlosethiswater."

           "Whatistheuseoftroublingourselves?"myuncle,replied."Ifancyitwillneverfail."

           "Nevermind,wecannotbesure;letusfillthewaterbottleandourflasks,andthenstopuptheopening."

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