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rr

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Ma nd th ts su t ringy bar . edi
n
m. e ct is e c eo ea te re

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lant tempera s Maminyjuma th e ir yo ) are fe l bloo d lo pl the d
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with e
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er in the Ga kingga (M terlilies) to dry s. r u lw re th
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dry a (Wa rting gra n Gu
r h.

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The floodp
lai
wt h a
reen ly o
nd g ies) re
ab s. bu
di
&
regro a (Wall n gras dest
G Damijuma (b
ushfire
s) for l
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r l sh
AU s) an d m fru
s
jb ela (K angaroo e ideal ti me’. It i it t
Dangut d th ti
year an eavy dew i
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JULY
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