The ancient lakebeds ran dry.
And as the once glacial waters receded, they left behind time-ravaged gifts from the Ice Age.
But these arid gifts cannot quench our thirst, will not cleanse our bodies.
Only through atonement can these waters be purified. Mother Earth demands an offering.
Only then will fountains shuttered for centuries flow freely again.
Only then will we know once again what it means to drink deeply the gifts of eternity.