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Red heifer

Okay, so there is this special animal called a red heifer. It's basically a cow with reddish fur. The red heifer is important to some people because it is mentioned in a religious book called the Torah. It is said that the red heifer is needed to create a special liquid called "purification water" that can be used to clean certain things, like people, from impurities.

But here's the thing, finding a red heifer that meets all the requirements is really hard! It can only be a certain age, it can't have any spots or blemishes, and it has to be born from a cow that has never mated with a bull that isn't a certain color. It is like trying to find a needle in a haystack!

But some people believe that when a red heifer is found and is used to make the purification water, it will bring about a really important event in their religion. So they keep looking for that special red heifer!
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