The densely populated area faces shortages of food, medicine, water and electric power.

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Every day the latter grows more wealthy and densely populated while the South is stationary and growing poor."

北方每天都在变得更富裕,人口也越来越多,而南方,毫无进步,变得越来越贫困"

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