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....^~^=¤& ^¤#               rain               #¤^ &¤=^~^....
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..^~^=¤&##           .=&#  downpour  #&=.           ##&¤=^~^..
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..^~^=¤&##           ^¤## waters from #¤#^          ##&¤=^~^..
...^~^=¤&# .=#          the     skies           #=. #&¤=^~^...
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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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..........          the temperature drops           ..........
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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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.........^    after dark, streetlights will make    ^.........
..........     groovy reflection in the asphalt     ..........
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.......... any  potential  pets  will  come  inside ..........
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