My brother always wastes water and I shout at him.

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His aunt found his brother's water-damaged diploma under some boards.

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Blogger Maikel Nabil has been on a hunger strike since 23 August and according to his brother, he could refuse water if he is not freed.

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When he was in grade school, his father, a civil engineer, bought him and his older brother a plastic model river with running water.

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My father was a pump operator at the city water plant, and he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when my brother and I were young.

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The next morning, my brother, a friend and I rose early to dine on crumbling granola bars and lukewarm water.

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Joseph McStay owned Earth Inspired Products, a company that built custom water features for high-end commercial businesses around the world, says Mike McStay, his younger brother.

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The edification conveyed from old name to new: His older brother, John, standing on a chair, holding aloft a dented tin cup brimful with water.

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As time passed, my brother's arms seemed to break with the sense of humiliation, not just the weight of the water.

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