They came to a wilderness called the 'Waterless Desert', which the local people said was haunted by demons.

他们来到了一片被称为“极旱之地”的荒漠，据当地人传说这里经常有恶魔出没。

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He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.

引你经过那大而可怕的旷野，那里有火蛇，蝎子，干旱无水之地。

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Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

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Apple has (as it had to) changed its maps to prevent people from following them into a waterless desert.

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