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MAG · 26 August 2026

Rain That Never Reached the Stone

A panorama of the canyon from the rim; vertical bands of rain descending from dark clouds; far below a thin thread of river between horizontal rock layers in violet, white and red
A panorama of the canyon from the rim; vertical bands of rain descending from dark clouds; far below a thin thread of river between horizontal rock layers in violet, white and red

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

The rain goes straight down from the clouds, in thin strokes, and finishes somewhere along the way. The air above the canyon is so dry that it drinks it before it can reach the

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