The Data Center

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In the Spanish countryside, a magnificent creature has appeared. It arrived without warning, and applied for a tax exemption.

It has no natural predators. Its only known enemy is a functioning environmental review.

At dawn, it drinks from the river. Enough for a whole village, spent on a picture of a shrimp in business casual.

The irrigation office says it is not drinking. It is thinking. Residents may still think about watering their crops.

On screenComunidad de Regantes del Valle Bajo · 14 May · Dear Resident, · Water use is up 3.1 million liters a day. The facility is not thirsty. It is thinking. Thinking about irrigation remains unrestricted. Actual irrigation is suspended. · Inés Marco Lacasa, Water Allocation

Each evening, farmers leave out a bucket of water, to keep it away from the house.

It has never touched the bucket. It doesn't need to. Yesterday, it bought the river.

A second, smaller one has appeared beside it. Scientists believe it may be its offspring. The company calls it a backup. Both are drinking.