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Nomvula
Nomvula Named for rain — the most prayed-for and celebrated natural event in Southern Africa's often-dry landscape — Nomvula is a character associated with renewal and abundance. In fiction she often arrives at moments when things have been dry for too long, bringing with her an emotional and social moisture that allows dormant things to grow again.
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