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The rain splashed up from pools on the worn brick walks and dripped from trees and whipped about buildings, soaking the legs and leaving them itchingly wet and the feet sloshily uncomfortable.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair