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the patient particle that built every great civilization while everyone praised the rivers instead
sizeFiner than sand, coarser than clay, perfectly in between
egypt's secretNile floods deposited it, fed pharaohs for millennia
dam killerIt quietly fills reservoirs, shortening their lifespans
velvet feelSmooth and flour-like when rubbed between fingers
travel habitRivers can carry it thousands of miles downstream