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At the south end of the park is a "Fountain of Peace". This was constructed in August, 1969, as a prayer for the repose of the souls of the many atomic bomb victims who died searching for water, and as a dedication to world peace. Lines from a poem by a girl named Sachiko Yamaguchi, who was nine at the time of the bombing, are carved on a black stone plaque in front of the fountain.
It reads:
"I was thirsty beyond endurance.
There was something oily on the surface of the water,
but I wanted water so badly that I drank it just as it was."
It reads:
"I was thirsty beyond endurance.
There was something oily on the surface of the water,
but I wanted water so badly that I drank it just as it was."
