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20160523：After the fire 大火之后
Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it
undercontrol. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles
around.Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was
coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy
rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the
fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of
grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge
quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it
began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place
of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun
to appear in the blackened soil.
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