Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other drinks through the mouth. Water is required for many of life’s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.
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“I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.”
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to solace the dryness at our hearts.
I have seen
the fountain springing out of the rock wall
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