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Tom Lawton. (2022, January 10). 🔹99.995% of people who drank from that pump didn’t die. 🔹We need to learn to live with the dirty water. 🔹Dirty water is fine to drink if you don’t have underlying health conditions. 🔹It’s not necessary to clean the water unless it’s wholly waterborne. (/S!) [Tweet]. @LawtonTri. https://twitter.com/LawtonTri/status/1480502910459039749

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