What is this?

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It’s a centuries-old “hunger stone” – a carved boulder that lies on a riverbed and is only revealed when the water dries up during extreme droughts. This one, currently in the open air where the Czech Elbe used to be, was engraved in 1616 and reads: wenn du mich seehst, dann weine – “If you see me, weep