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Not 100% sure but I think its the Barail Range. This would affect them by the mountain acting almost like a barrier between them. So they didn't have much interaction.
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I thinks its a town that should be it
The answer is a stream. The water leaves a lake through a stream to maintain the freshness of the lake waer. A stream is where the water flows downhill from an open lake. An open lake is where the water flows constantly so that the water is fresh.