The Downsi
A long time ago there was a small town called Doomstate. The town was peaceful, everything was going smoothly.
until one time...
People of the town were getting sick. They were having diseases like cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, Typhoid, etc. Almost everyone in the town got sick except the town head, the chiefs, and other influential people in the town.
Research was conducted on the cause of the diseases and it was discovered that they were getting the diseases from drinking contaminated water.
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