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WAT] 9 DOTS & SPLA%ES ( DAZZL+ LIE ALL ALIKE1 & T H] SKIES REP1T EA* O!R F "D 6"D4 ,2LIEVE !M N1 YE 4TANT R1D]S1 6:OM1 Z YET1 \R GLORI\S ,CALI=NIA IS AN UN"KN L&4 ,! MONOTONY IS 9 _! [N N>R[1 UNAPPRECIATIVE S\LS1 N 9 \R GR& M.TA9S1 T[]+1 RIDGE ^U RIDGE1 UNTIL ! L;G L9E (! FUR!/ P1KS 2COMES BL5D$ )! DR1MY HAZE T LOVES 6L+] R.D _! SUMMITS4 ,&! GORGE\S GL[ ( "O SUNRISES1 OR ! / M GORGE\S GRE5 & ORANGE1 & GOLD & CRIMSON1 ( \R SUNSETS1 REFLECT _! H1V5LY HUES ^U DULL EYES1 9DE$ :5 !Y C SEE NO B1UTY 9 !M4 ,7,,! ,,RI6LE-BOX ,,WAT]FALL1 ,,DE] ,,CREEK47' ,,! ,,RI6LE-BOX ,,WAT]FALL1 ,,DE] ,,CREEK4 ,,*APT] ,,XI4 ,,RI6LE-BOX ,,WAT]FALL4 ,:O LIVES 6NATURE R>ELY C 2 POOR4 ,"Y #cbg ,? B1UTI;LLY PICTURESQUE & ROMANTIC WAT]FALL IS SITUAT$ ON ,DE] ,CREEK1 AB N9E MILES 2L ! L>GE & POPUL\S M9+ T[N ( ,NEVADA4 ,6^? :O >E UNACQUA9T$ )! TE*NICALITIES ( M9+1 ! M1N+ (! ABV "N1 :5 APPLI$ 6A WAT]FALL1 MAY 2 "S:AT (A MY/]Y4 ,6MAKE X PLA9 6E R1D]1 P]H X W N 2 UN9T]E/+ 6DESCRIBE "O (! 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