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But then he told Ryan and his mother about a special tool, a drill.

This drill could dig many more wells, but it cost a lot of money. The drill cost twenty five thousand dollars.

Ryan answered quickly. He said that he would collect the money for the drill.

It was a lot of money. But Ryan was not worried.

He wanted everyone in Africa to have clean water. So the Hreljacs started collecting again.

A large newspaper wrote a story about Ryan.

Ryan even appeared on a television news program. Soon, letters arrived in the mail. People were sending money for the drill.

In two months, Ryan collected seven thousand [7,000] dollars.

And in about a year, the Hreljac's had all the money for the drill. But now, Ryan had another plan.

He wanted to visit the people in Uganda who used his well. But Ryan was still very young. And the trip to Uganda was very expensive.

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