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Washed away — water that moves the plan

Historical permalink /articles/tips-and-techniques/37085-washed-away — rewritten from the archive theme.

Theme year: 2011
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Not a scrape: Rewrite
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When a crossing looks wrong, you walk it or you turn around. Washed away was the magazine’s reminder that yesterday’s dry creek is today’s problem.

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Archive feature. A historical URL kept live so earned links resolve. Content is a new rewrite, not a scrape.

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Rewritten from the water-crossing theme.

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When a crossing looks wrong, you walk it or you turn around. Washed away was the magazine’s reminder that yesterday’s dry creek is today’s problem.

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