They were covered with snow. In their branches were pieces of dry grass and wood left by flood waters earlier in the year.

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Already fires have begun in parts of Indonesia, where there are warnings that an extended dry season this year could trigger severe blazes.

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It provided a calm, safe route west next to the river, which is nearly dry upstream part of the year but whose rapids rage in springtime.

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After an extraordinary four year dry spell, the Senate has passed a formal budget proposal.

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But when the Red Sox finally did win the World Series 18 years later, breaking an 86-year dry spell, Buckner says several Red Sox players immediately telephoned him.

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The association's president Bob Hogge said the increase was due to the combination of wet weather last year and dry weather this month.

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