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.......... ~*¶ rain ¶*~ ..........
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........~~ .=¤# downpour #¤=. ~~........
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......~~\= ~*¶# waters from #*¶~ =\~~......
.....~~\=* .=# the skies #=. *=\~~.....
....~~\=*¶ ¶*=\~~....
...~~\=*¶# 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 *=\~~.....
....~~\=*¶ ¶*=\~~....
...~~\=*¶# the water in the lake or sea feels #¶*=\~~...
..~~\=*¶## warmer in comparison, so its nicer ##¶*=\~~..
.~~\=*¶### going swimming ###¶*=\~~.
..~~\=*¶## ##¶*=\~~..
...~~\=*¶# after dark, streetlights will make #¶*=\~~...
....~~\=*¶ groovy reflection in the asphalt ¶*=\~~....
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......~~\= any potential pets will come inside =\~~......
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