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Subject:Re: raising water From:"Arlen P. Walker" <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Jun 1995 18:31:00 -0600
The source of the water will be a lake.
Will the water be "raised from the lake" or just "taken from the lake"?
My french is none too good, so you'll have to decide how well it fits, but my
instinct would be to write "diverted from the lake."
Have fun,
Arlen
arlen -dot- p -dot- walker -at- jci -dot- com
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