When two rivers meet, they sometimes hesitate to mix. The murky sediment load carried by one keeps its distance from the clear blue-green of the other. Each reflects the color of the landscape it has carved, sometimes with caution, and sometimes with turbulence.
Steep canyon walls bear witness and scars of the steady descent of water molecules pulled by gravity, eroding crystals and grains, thirsty clay particles that tumble and drift in the flow. The rivers emerge and meander away from the rugged mountains and toward each other, beginning to unburden their loads.
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The distinct paths become one, and the denser stream ducks under, hiding its sedimentary past along the line of mixing, where eddies test the waters. Clouds and clarity complement each other, and, with time, dispersion and blending shift the current into balance.
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