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industry empty its wastes into you without care In truth, we

hurt you, not so much because we do not know, but because we
have an appetite we've failed to tame. Now we worry not just

about your depreciated quality, but also about the quantity as
well. We have diminished your capacity to continuously sustain us.

What shall I do to be right by you? Gratitude is best expressed,

when it reflects the right attitude. So I wish to make you a
solemn pledge today, to stop being a threat and start being a

friend. To influence businesses, policies and politics in the right
way, and to be more conscious that treating you right is in my
best interest. Respecting you is not a favour but a form of self-

help.

In high tides and low ebbs I'll play my part, do my best to stem
the rise for which pollution accounts. I wonder though, if I still

have the chance, to reverse the damage my actions have caused

Yours,
Homo Aqua

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