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<u>Answer:</u>
<u>We are told that the farms are connected by a common brook and duck pond. And that the three farms are all in different countries.</u>
Explanation:
In the fascinating book "One Day A Stranger Came" written by Naomi Wakan, it tells the story of three families, both of whom were farmers and whose farms were connected by a common brook and duck pond, and that the three farms are all in different countries.
Extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past; especially : made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition