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Thai farmers ask spirits for rain to end crippling drought

AP Science News - Fetched: July 9th, 2015, 7:00am UTC

BAN LUEAM, Thailand (AP) -- Under the scorching sun, dozens of Thai villagers, dressed in flowery shirts and traditional costumes, parade a white cat caged in a bamboo-woven basket door-to-door and let neighbors splash water on the unlucky feline, while chanting an ancient tune: "Rain, rain, come pouring down. We barely had any this year. Without rain, our rice will die."...

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