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into a one way street heading east and drivers would be able to see the front of the statue. Additional repairs and another refurbishing project was undertaken in 1999. In 2005, as part of
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the effects of a drought—he too is praying for rain. Upon these two groups the Genius of Water is dropping a gentle spray. At the west a young girl is offering the water to an old man with crutches. On the east side a mother partially nude is leading her naked and reluctant boy to the bath.
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