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Three brothers were sitting on their boat, talking about the good old days. As they talked, they 【C1】 the trash (垃圾) passing by on the St. James River. Their conversation turned to the trash.

“It wasn’t like this before,” said Manny. “Remember how we used to swim in this river? 【C2】 I wouldn’t put my foot in this river nowadays. You might catch 【C3】 and even die.”

They all agreed that the trash was making the St. James River 【C4】 . Then Manny had an idea. “Look, since we have the time and energy, why don’t we do something to save our 【C5】 ?” They all 【C6】this idea and decided to set up the Green Fleet, an organization aiming to turn the St. James River 【C7】 again.

The three brothers went out on the river almost every day. They 【C8】 all the rubbish in the river and put it into rubbish bags. Later, friends 【C9】 them, and by the end of the first year there were more than 200 members. Companies also 【C10】 money and materials to help. Their work was 【C11】 a cleaner-looking and better-smelling river.

Then the brothers appeared on national TV shows. The Green Fleet became more 【C12】 and got bigger. 【C13】 , Manny died from an accident while working. His brothers decided to 【C14】 their work until their dying day. To 【C15】 Manny, the St. James City even built a park named Manny.