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.........^   rain offeres several advantages over   ^.........
........^~             ordinary weather:            ~^........
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......^~*%        there are beautiful sounds        %*~^......
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....^~*%£§          the air feels cleaner           §£%*~^....
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..^~*%£§£# there  are fewer people going outside so #£§£%*~^..
...^~*%£§£ you  can  more  or less drink  in public £§£%*~^...
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.....^~*%£ plants  get   that  water   they   crave £%*~^.....
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.......^~*             insects hide away            *~^.......
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.........^ you  can use umbrellas  without  looking ^.........
..........           like a weird person            ..........
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.......... any  underground    water  reserves  are ..........
.........^                replenished               ^.........
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.......^~* the  water  in  the  lake  or  sea feels *~^.......
......^~*% warmer  in  comparison,   so  its  nicer %*~^......
.....^~*%£              going swimming              £%*~^.....
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..^~*%£§£# any  potential  pets  will  come  inside #£§£%*~^..
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