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James Poseideon's Drought

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Arizona 1822, the state had been in a drought for 4 months now. Poseidon the god of the sea had provided their water for many years. For years the water had been polluted and sewage was dumped into the rivers. Poseidon grew tired of the disrespect towards his gift of endless water. He sent Arizona into a drought, not a drop of water remained.
One by one people left the state but, the drought spread with those people.The state governor James Hennings spoke out “We can 't live you’ll kill us all”. Poseidon responded “This is not my fault, you did this to yourself.” The people began to build shrines to the god, in hope of restoring their water. With none of their efforts working, They went big for one last attempt. James came forward and yelled

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