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Violet Lawson, second from left, and others in her family chew on green sand palm fronds for hydration while out burning brush, near Cooinda, in Australia's Northern Territory, on Jan. 15, 2020.
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Violet Lawson, second from left, and others in her family chew on green sand palm fronds for hydration while out burning brush, near Cooinda, in Australia’s Northern Territory, on Jan. 15, 2020.
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