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Sarunnio Posted 19 years ago
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01 i 00 "The river has shown few signs of life since last November. It may have been a combination of factors that pushed the fragile river ecosystem over the edge." 02 br
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01 i 00 "The river has shown few signs of life since last November. It may have been a combination of factors that pushed the fragile river ecosystem over the edge." 02 br
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0 I must be a "critical condition" 02 br
01 i 00 It may have been a combination of factors that 01 b 00 led 02 b 00 the fragile river ecosystem 01 b 00 to the critical condition. 02 b 02 br
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01 i 00 It may have been a combination of factors that 01 b 00 led 02 b 00 the fragile river ecosystem 01 b 00 to the critical condition. 02 b 02 br
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0 See: 01 a 05 0 00 02 a 0240href http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/over+the+edge
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0 over the edge: past the point where the proper functioning of the ecosystem could be recovered. 02 br
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