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清晨，我站在岳姆干的溪边，看着水流在晨露中闪烁。这条小溪是整个村庄唯一的水源，清晨的阳光洒在溪面上，泛起粼粼波光。

溪水缓缓流过石头，溅起细小的水花。我蹲下身，用手掬起一捧水，感受着温热的触感。水珠在阳光下折射出七彩的光芒，像是天空中散落的星辰。

"小伙子，fetchingwaterfortheoldlady?"我抬头sawayoungmancarryingapailofwaterforanoldwoman.Hestoppedandaskedmetojoinhim."You'renotfromaroundhere."

Inodded,feelingasenseofbelonging."We'refromupriver.Let'sfetchsomewater."

Theyoungman,alocal,smiled."Briskwaterisgood.Butwatchoutforthestones."

Aswewalked,thesticksbentunderourfeet,andthewatersplashedonthestones.Iwatchedtheripplesspreadingoutinconcentriccircles.Itremindedmeofthewavesontheocean,butinthissmallvillage,itwaseverything.

"Where'sthespring?"Iasked,myvoicetingedwithcuriosity.

Theyoungmanturned."It'sdeepinsidetheearth.Noonecanfindit."

Inodded,feelingaconnectiontotheearth."I'lltry."

Wewalkeddeeperintotheforest,thetreestallerandclosertogether.Theairwascooler,thegroundharderundermyfeet.Thewaterfeltdeeper,thestonesmoresolid.

Finally,Ireachedapointwherethepathopenedwider.Aspringgurgled,shootingwaterintotheair.Thesoundwaslikeawhisperfromthegods.

"Here,"Isaid,loweringmyhead."Takethis."

Theyoungmanhesitated,thennodded.Hedippedhishandinthewater,hisfingerstouchingthecoolsurface."Takecare,"hewhispered.

Itookthewater,notbotheringtoreturnthecontainer.Itwasenough.Justenoughtoquenchthethirstofavillage.

AsIwalkedback,thesoundofthespringechoedinmymind.Itwasnotjustwater,butareminderofthelifeforcethatflowsthroughtheearth,thelifeforcethatconnectsusall.

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