Floods and the Forest 



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the soil, and therefore the rain runs off as fast 

 as it falls. It is gone so soon that it does little 

 good to the hard, stony ground over which it 

 runs. Most of the rich topsoil is washed away 



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with it, and the hills are soon filled with deep 

 gullies, the valleys with loose stones and sand. 

 Water that would have fed woodland springs 

 and streams for weeks and months is wasted in 

 a few hours. 



