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Exhausted, soaked to the bone, and shivering, Min climbed back up to the safety of the main control room. She looked out at the raging sea, then down at the peaceful village below, untouched by the flood. She had done it.

The storm hit with a sudden, violent fury. Massive waves began to batter the outer sea wall, sending plumes of white foam high into the air. Min watched as the water level in the outer basin rose at an alarming rate. It was a king tide, amplified by the storm surge. If the water breached the locks, the lower farmlands and the village itself would be devastated. TODAY.S.RELEASE.Min.Galilea.Wet.Min.Galilea.15....

The wheel turned. With a deafening screech of metal on metal, the secondary spillway gates began to slide open. A torrent of trapped water roared through the channel, successfully diverting the flood away from the village and safely into the marshlands. Exhausted, soaked to the bone, and shivering, Min