Mike: Do you know that they are going to start rationing water? Cindy: Yes. I happened to hear it on the news this morning. They said that the reservoir had dipped below half its capacity, and the volume of water entering the reservoir is the smallest in the last ten years. Mike: It's not surprising, actually, because we haven't had as much rain as usual this year. Cindy: Well, if it could rain even a drop, my flowers would certainly come back. The soil has been baked so hard. Mike: _____________