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VFYW: Soggy In The South Pacific

VFYW: Soggy In The South Pacific

For contest #266, we jump to a completely different climate.

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Jan 22, 2021
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A reader observes, “Quite a shift from a sunny, pink, Middle Eastern desert to a rainy, green, tropical — farm??” Yep, those are rice paddies, but the place is more of a tourist trap than a farm. A wild guess:

The trees look like eucalyptus. So where are both eucalyptus trees and rice paddies found? One might think Asia. That would be correct. But I’m go…

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