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THE CADENCE OF THE RAIN WAS LIKE THE STEADY DRUMBEAT OF A BOOT TAPPING ON THE GROUND,
A FLOW THAT MADE THE GROUND MUDDY AND PUDDLES ABUNDANT.
THE RAINWASH ERASED THE NEON CHALK FIGURES ON THE SIDEWALK,
MAKING THEM BLEED AND KIDS LAZE IN ARCADES WHILE THE WEATHER STORMED.
WHEREAS BOORISH BUSINESSMEN MADE UNCALCULATED CHOICES TO ESCAPE THE RAIN,
BY MAKING HASTE TO AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THEY HAD THE EAR OF A BARTENDER.
THOSE THAT DWELT IN THEIR COZY HOMES DURING THE DOWNPOUR,
WERE SNUG WITH THROWS AND HOT DRINKS OF CHOICE.