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Those who favor our
plan to alter the river,

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raise your hand.

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Thank you for your vote.

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Last week, you'll recall I
spoke about how water never

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complains.

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How it runs where we tell
it seemingly at home,

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flooding grain, or
pinched by geometric banks

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like those in this graphic
depiction of our plan.

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We asked for power.

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A river falls or boils
to turn our turbines,

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the river approves our
plan to alter the river.

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Due to a shipwreck
downstream, I'm

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sad to report our project
is not on schedule.

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The boat was carrying cement
for our concrete rip rap

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balustrade.

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That will force the river to
run East of the factory site

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through the state-owned
Grove of cedar,

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then the uncooperative
Carpenters Union

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went on strike.

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When we get that settled and the
concrete, given good weather,

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we can go ahead with our
plans to alter the river.

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We have the injunction.

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We silence the opposition.

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The materials arrived.

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The workers are back and
everything's humming.

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I thank you for this award.

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This handsome plaque I'll
keep forever above my mantel,

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and I'll read the
inscription often aloud

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to remind me how with
your courageous backing,

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I fought our battle and won.

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I'll always remember
this banquet this day

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we started to alter the river.

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Flowers on the bank, a
park on forgotten island,

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return of cedar and
salmon, who are these men?

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These Jonny's come lately
with plans to alter the river.

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What's this wild festival in
May, celebrating the run off,

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display floats on fire
at night, and the forest

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dance under the stars.

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Children sing through
my locked door.

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Old stranger, we're
going to alter, to alter,

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alter the river just when the
water was settled and at home.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you very much.