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Waveform Audio File Format  |  1996-02-21  |  630.1 KB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  29 seconds

Transcription: The Nile River flows through Egypt from south to north. In the north, it fans out into a delta of flat land. The river was so important to the ancient Egyptians that they divided the year into three seasons based on the Nile. The first season, called Akhet, lasted from July to October. This was the flood season. When the snow on mountains far upriver melted into the Nile, the river flooded and overflowed its banks. you

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