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"text": "That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the often flooded townships of Rueifang and Hsichih (Sijhih)⁷ when future typhoons and heavy rains hit the area.",
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"text": "Kao said that students at the school first came into contact with samba drums thanks to Tsai, a business owner from the Dream Community in Taipei's Sijhih District.",
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