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.........^ #@**«^..^«**@# ^.........
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.......^«* . RAIN . *«^.......
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.....^«**@ #@**«^..^«**@# @**«^.....
....^«**@& &@**«^....
...^«**@&@ @&@**«^...
..^«**@&@# WHAT #@&@**«^..
.^«**@&@## #.#.# ##@&@**«^.
..^«**@&@# #@&@**«^..
...^«**@&@ WATER, BASICALLY, IN VARIOUS FALLING OR @&@**«^...
....^«**@& HOVERING FORMS, MAYBE ALSO WHEN IT HAS &@**«^....
.....^«**@ LANDED I GUESS @**«^.....
......^«** **«^......
.......^«* *«^.......
........^« WHERE DOES IT GO «^........
.........^ #.#.#.#.#.#.#.#.# ^.........
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.......... AS BEFORE STATED IT HAPPENS IN THE AIR ..........
.......... UNTIL IT HAPPENS ON THE GROUND OR IN ..........
.......... THE SEA - THE GREATER WATER POOL. ..........
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.........^ IT IS CHERISHED BY THE EARTH AND THE ^.........
........^« PLANTS WHO LIVE ON IT AND IN IT, AS IT «^........
.......^«* IS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF LUCIDITY. *«^.......
......^«** WITHOUT WATER, PLANTS GET MURKY AND **«^......
.....^«**@ GLOOMY. @**«^.....
....^«**@& &@**«^....
...^«**@&@ THE SOIL ITSELF STORE WATER BUT NOT @&@**«^...
..^«**@&@# VERY GOOD. IT DRIPS DEEPER DOWN INTO #@&@**«^..
.^«**@&@## THE CAVERNOUS BELOW, WHERE IT MAY FIND ##@&@**«^.
..^«**@&@# REST IN THE LESSER POOLS THAT SLEEP #@&@**«^..
...^«**@&@ DOWN THERE. @&@**«^...
....^«**@& &@**«^....
.....^«**@ @**«^.....
......^«** WHERE DOES IT COME FROM **«^......
.......^«* #.#.#.#.#.#.#.#.#.#.#.# *«^.......
........^« «^........
.........^ THERE IS THIS WHOLE COSMIC THING ABOVE ^.........
.......... AND AT THE END OF US, OUR PLANET, A LOT ..........
.......... OF GASES LIVE HERE. ECOSYSTEMS AND ..........
.......... CLOUD CREATURES AND WHAT NOT. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... THESE CLOUDS THEN, WHAT ARE THEY MADE ..........
.........^ OF? YOU GUESSED IT - ABSTRACT WATER! ^.........
........^« WHILE UP THERE IT GET CAPTURED BY «^........
.......^«* FORMLESS BEINGS WHO USE IT AS THEIR *«^.......
......^«** BODY. FOR YOU SEE, WITHOUT THESE BODIES **«^......
.....^«**@ THEY ARE AS THE SIMPLEST JELLYFISH AND @**«^.....
....^«**@& CANNOT MOVE THEMSELVES. CLOUDS ARE &@**«^....
...^«**@&@ BLOWN AROUND IN THE ATMOSPHERE HOWEVER @&@**«^...
..^«**@&@# AND THE CREATURES TAG ALONG. #@&@**«^..
.^«**@&@## ##@&@**«^.
..^«**@&@# AH, #@&@**«^..
...^«**@&@ AND THE RAIN. THE RAIN IS WHEN THE @&@**«^...
....^«**@& ABSTRACT WATER GETS SATURATED, TOO MUCH &@**«^....
.....^«**@ SUN YOU KNOW, AND GETS SOLIDIFIED, @**«^.....
......^«** TURNED INTO REAL WATER. THE FRESHEST **«^......
.......^«* KIND IS THE ONE FROM THE SKIES. *«^.......
........^« «^........
.........^ REAL WATER IS ATTRACTED TO THE EARTH ^.........
.......... AND THUS IT SOON COMES DOWN TO US, ..........
.......... COVERING WHATEVER ENDEAVOURS WE MIGHT ..........
.......... BE IMMERSED IN IN A SERENE WETNESS, ..........
.......... FEEDING OUR SOULS AND SURROUNDINGS. ..........
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.........^ ^.........
........^« MIST «^........
.......^«* #.#.# *«^.......
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.....^«**@ SOMETIMES THEY RUN AGROUND... @**«^.....
....^«**@& THE CLOUDS, THAT IS. THEY CAN HANG VERY &@**«^....
...^«**@&@ CLOSE TO US SHOULD THEY WANT TO, KEEP @&@**«^...
..^«**@&@# US INSIDE. #@&@**«^..
.^«**@&@## ##@&@**«^.
..^«**@&@# #@&@**«^..
...^«**@&@ @&@**«^...
....^«**@& &@**«^....
.....^«**@ @**«^.....