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I tried to work in this oppressive heat with no aircon. I failed
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Granted, he washed it all back down the drain again..
I wish the weather would cool down
I wish the weather would cool down
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Gypsy sat back, headphones on, pressed play and closed her eyes. As she listened to the music she heard the distant rumbling of thunder, it was getting louder, closer. Soon the rains would be here. Looking around, taking in the dry harsh plains, the cracked white earth pierced by the odd clump of long crisp parched grass, she took a deep breath, filling her lungs with the hot air and unfamiliar smells. A few kilometers away, thick billowing clouds of dust were blowing up. She raised her binoculars to her eyes and saw, ahead of the dust, the herd moving towards her, the elephants in the front kicking up the fine powdery earth, covering those behind them. They moved with purpose at a steady pace. "They smell the rain" a voice somewhere murmured. As Gypsy continued to watch, she felt the air change temperature, turning, she noticing for the first time, the dark heavy clouds rolling in across the plains, sheets of rain already reaching the thirsty ground, moving towards her like a curtain being drawn. The elephants excitement was obvious, large drops of rain where falling all around her, throwing up dust as they hit the ground. The smell was heady, overpowering, she again breathed in a large breath, sighing, her body relaxed, as she heard the words " I bless the rains down in Africa...."
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When I was a child, I thought the reason we had ketchup with our chips, was to cool them down.