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You Dont Miss Your Water Summary
Short story review: You don’t miss your water till your well runs dry.

This is one of the most influential yet underrated stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle who challenges human behaviour and their norm of reckless usage of renewable resources in “You don’t miss your water (till your well runs dry” which was written in 2016.
The story explores a family situated in southwest of washing DC. The family suffers from a sudden change of lifestyle, as they are forced to abandon the norm of using water because their area is drought stricken. The community is forced to save a ratio of 30% per household. Scooter and his wife Mick imagine the green freshness that comes with the rain. The couple reuse and recycle water by bathing together in a tub once
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