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A fold or lineation in the land may be a perfectly natural part of a primal landscape.

In this, a valley may be formed by rainfall and a resulting stream, and this will gradually erode the landscape.

In regions with a porous structure, (limestone country for example), the rainfall may just soak directly into the ground, without forming a stream.

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