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Robert Martin in foreground; Jenise Davis in middle; Lewis Carson in rear. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Robert MartIn stands beside a tank from his dried-up 800-foot well. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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The Mississippi sand can clog up the works of homemade wells in rural Mississippi. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Robert Martin's jury-rigged water system. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Robert Martin puts his own pipes in to bring water to his home. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Lewis Carson and the juice bottles he fills with borrowed water. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Residents outside of Ruleville, Miss. stockpile water. (Courtesy Katti Gray)
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Welcome to Sunflower County. (Courtesy Katti Gray)