When rain falls lightly in alpine meadows of the mountains, often it is soft, nearly inaudible. As the moisture swells, it gathers on leaves and drips to the mossy ground. Much of it is absorbed quickly into the thirsty soil, but some builds to form puddles - and eventually small rivulets begin to flow, gathering momentum and reaching ravines and canyons. Creeks merge into streams, continually gaining in size and force, and form rivers - which have the strength to...

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