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Stories of Magic: Fire on the Mountain

In Morogoro region, as the dry season drags on and we start rationing water and power, people start setting forest fires on the Uluguru mountains because they believe that setting the mountain on fire will bring the rain.  This isn't completely unreasonable due to the rising of the hot air into the colder air of the mountains, but that is not part of the justification for starting fires.

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