The end of summer was near, but the days were still very hot. Sweat ran down like river streams from every pore of the body, making it impossible to deliberate any proper thought.  Some were pleased about the long-lasting summer and took the utmost advantage of these last days, enjoying swimming; the scorching sunbeams drying the waterdrops on their skin, leaving behind a tickling feeling, or catching the last hot, energetic rays, while others longed for the first gentle cooling rain of autumn. Luckily, that afternoon, the latter got their turn and a little foretaste of it. A soft drizzle of rain started to fall, and the incomparable smell of moist air combined with the dry dearth began to spread through the atmosphere, reminding nature was still alive.

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