| Idaho is a state in the Pacific
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| | the Priest River until they reached the
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| Northwest of the United States. The
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| | mills on the Pend Oreille River. National
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| state's capital and largest city is
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| | concern over conservation of natural
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| Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans."
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| | resources led to the Forest Reserve Act
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| Idaho was admitted to the Union on July
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| | of 1891, under which the Priest River
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| 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
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| | Forest Reserve was established in 1897.
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| According to the United States Census
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| | This forest reserve subsequently evolved
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| Bureau, in 2004, Idaho had an estimated
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| | into the Kaniksu National Forest - which
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| population of 1,393,262. The state's
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| | has been recently incorporated into the
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| postal abbreviation is ID. Idaho is
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| | Idaho Panhandle National Forests system.
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| nicknamed the Gem State because of its
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| | Most of the area on the east side of
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| abundance of natural resources. The state
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| | Priest Lake was gradually consolidated
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| motto is Esto Perpetua (Latin for "Let it
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| | into State of Idaho lands beginning after
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| be perpetual").
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| | Idaho's entry into statehood in 1890. In
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| Southern Idaho, including the Boise
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| | 1950 these state lands to the east of
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| metropolitan area, Idaho Falls,
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| | Priest Lake were designated as Priest
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| Pocatello, and Twin Falls are in the
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| | Lake State Forest. Later, in the 1980s,
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| Mountain Time Zone. Areas north of the
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| | the State executed land exchanges with
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| Salmon River, including Coeur d'Alene,
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| | private companies that added nearly
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| Moscow, and Lewiston, are in the Pacific
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| | 13,000 acres (53 km2) to the state forest
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| Time Zone.
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| | and resulted in its present boundaries.
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| Idaho borders Washington, Oregon, Nevada,
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| | Tourism
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| Utah, Montana, Wyoming and the Canadian
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| | Today the lake's biggest draw is tourism.
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| province of British Columbia (the
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| | There are several large private resorts
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| Idaho-BC border is 48 miles (77 km)
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| | on the lake including Kaniksu, Hills, and
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| long). The landscape is rugged with some
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| | Elkins Resort. Popular camp grounds
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| of the largest unspoiled natural areas in
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| | include Indian Creek, Lionhead, Beaver
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| the country. It is a Rocky Mountain state
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| | Creek, and Luby Bay, which are all
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| with exciting scenery and enormous
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| | located in and run by the Idaho Panhandle
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| natural resources. The state has
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| | National Forest Service. In the winter
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| towering, snow-capped mountain ranges,
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| | time the larger resorts cater to cross
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| swirling white rapids, peaceful lakes and
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| | country skiing, snowshoeing, and
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| steep canyons. The churning waters of
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| | snowmobiling.
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| Snake River rush through Hells Canyon,
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| | Weather
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| which is deeper than the Grand Canyon.
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| | Both the summer and winter activities at
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| Shoshone Falls plunges down rugged cliffs
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| | the lake are made possible by a truly
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| from a height greater than that of
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| | four season climate. Summers are
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| Niagara Falls.
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| | generally warm and sunny with high
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| The major rivers in Idaho are the Snake
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| | temperatures around 85 degrees Fahrenheit
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| River, the Clearwater River and the
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| | (29 degrees Celsius). Winters are cold
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| Salmon River. Other significant rivers
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| | and snowy, and although not as cold as
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| include the Boise River and the Payette
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| | east of the Rocky Mountains the area does
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| River.
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| | get much more snow. Sixty inches (1.5 m)
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| Idaho's highest point (12,662 feet) is
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| | precipitation falls in the mountains
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| Borah Peak in the Lost River Mountains
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| | around the lake each year with almost
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| north of Mackay. Idaho's lowest point is
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| | half of that coming in the form of snow.
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| in Lewiston, where the Clearwater River
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| | Lake Pend Oreille is a lake in northern
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| joins the Snake River and continues into
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| | Idaho, with an area of 148 square miles.
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| Washington.
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| | It is 65 miles long, and 1,150 feet deep
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| Priest Lake, Idaho, United States is
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| | in some regions (5th in the US). It is
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| located in the northern most portion of
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| | one of the deepest lakes in the world.
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| the Idaho Panhandle with the northern end
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| | Fed by Clark Fork River and drained by
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| of the lake extending north to within 15
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| | the Pend Oreille River. It is surrounded
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| miles (24 km) of the Canadian border. The
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| | by national forests and many small towns.
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| history of the lake dates back almost
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| | All but the southern tip of the lake is
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| 10,000 years to the end of the last ice
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| | in Bonner County, the southern tip which
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| age. After the vast glaciers that covered
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| | is home to Farragut State Park, the
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| most of the area receded and vegetation
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| | original home of the Farragut Naval
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| started to re-grow, humans started to
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| | Training Station, and the home of the
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| resettle the area. This is evident from
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| | NAVSEA's Naval Surface Warfare Center
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| historical artifacts found in the area
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| | Carderock Division's Acoustic Research
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| and ancient rock art along the lake.
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| | Detachment (ARD) is in Kootenai County.
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| History
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| | The lake is home to many species of fish
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| The first white settlers arrived in the
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| | including: rainbow trout, lake trout,
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| early 1800s. These early settlers were
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| | perch, crappie, bass, whitefish and
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| mainly fur trappers who quickly
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| | kamloops. The forests are known to have
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| established trade with the native
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| | various pines, such as ponderosa pine,
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| Kalispel Tribe. Jesuit Priests would
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| | Douglas fir, poplar and western larch.
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| eventually settle the lake in the 1840s
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| | Whitetail deer, squirrels, black bears,
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| and establish a base camp at Kalispell
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| | coyotes and bobcats are known to reside
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| Bay. One of these priests, Father
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| | in these forests. Bald Eagles, osprey,
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| Pierre-Jean DeSmet, a native Belgian who
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| | owls, hummingbirds, hawks, woodpeckers,
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| had escaped from European persecution and
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| | ducks and the mountain bluebird are seen
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| became the most trusted of the white men
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| | in the skies around the lake.
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| among the Western Native Americans, named
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| | Geology
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| the lake Roothaan Lake for one of his
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| | History
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| superiors in Rome. The name would not
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| | Lake Pend Oreille was glacially formed
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| stick though and in 1865 Captain John
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| | during the ice age. It is also believed
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| Mullan, a U.S. Army Captain who was
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| | that the eastern side of the lake was in
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| traveling through the area under orders
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| | the path of the ancient Missoula Flood.
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| to build the "Mullan Trail" from Walla
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| | The trading post Kullyspell House was
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| Walla, Washington to Fort Benton, Montana
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| | built on Lake Pend Oreille by Finan
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| after the discovery of silver in the
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| | McDonald in 1809.
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| central Idaho mountains along what today
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| | During World War II, the south end of
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| is the route of Interstate 90, would
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| | Lake Pend Oreille was the second largest
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| re-name the lake Kaniksu. Kaniksu is
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| | naval training ground in the United
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| believed to be the native word for
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| | States. Built as a direct result of the
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| “black robe” and because of the
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| | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the
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| Jesuit presence the lake was later named
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| | training station is now Farragut State
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| Priest Lake.
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| | Park. The lake is still used to test
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| Logging
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| | large-scale submarine prototypes: the
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| From the 1890s logging has played an
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| | depth gives it acoustic properties
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| important role at Priest Lake. Logs were
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| | similar to the open ocean, without the
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| floated down the lake and eventually to
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| | background noise of the ocean.
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| the outlet where they would travel down
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