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them complete. Examples like these show us the infinite might of
God. One verse reports that people using their reason will be able to
grasp this truth:

The Lord of the East and the West and everything between them
if you used your intellect. (Surat ash-Shu'ara': 28)

• The Koala and Its Water Balance
In the language of the Australian natives, the word koala means
non-water drinking, since koala bears do not drink water. The reason
is that koalas derive all their water from eucalyptus leaves they eat.
The free water content of eucalyptus leaves varies between 40%
and 60%, but never drops below 40%, allowing the koalas with suffi-
cient quantities of water.

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