ReadOasis Step 3
(Part 1)

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Switzerland is a beautiful country of mountains, rivers, and lakes. About 100 of its mountains stand around 1,000 meters tall. Over 1,500 of its lakes hold great treasures of fresh water, and the rivers of Switzerland flow to the north, south, east, and west into the whole of Europe.

Switzerland is also a land surrounded by powerful countries, including Austria, France, Italy, and Germany. Like all peoples, the Swiss have strug...