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document.write( "\"... down to 4 yds ...\" means a loss from 30 yds in height, = 26 yards.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Used = 70*20*26 cubic yards<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cubic yards of water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Acre-feet of water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Units other than metric are silly.<BR>\n" );
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