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Clip: Season 40 Episode 17 | 2m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

Planting trees in front of dikes is one way to keep large waves from flooding the shore.

Planting trees in front of dikes is one way to keep large waves from flooding the shore.

12/03/2013 | Rating NR

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