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1992, The Daily Telegraph, LondonThe NRA is pumping groundwater into the River Itchen in Hampshire to keep up its flow and is trying to save three streams, the Tong, the Little Stour and the Dour from going dry this summer.

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Sentence	1992, The Daily Telegraph, London The NRA is pumping groundwater into the River Itchen in Hampshire to keep up its flow and is trying to save three streams, the Tong, the Little Stour and the Dour from going dry this summer.
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Daily Telegraph London Nra Pumping Groundwater River Itchen