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Submitted to Contest #311
They say you can tell the rainy season is beginning when you start to see the lightning bugs. It’s not very scientific of course, but science isn’t great at weather yet. There are many things science isn't great at yet, you know. Plus, it seems to work. The first time I saw a lightning bug here, for example, it was a Thursday, and it rained every day for four months after that. That was several years ago of course, but it happens like that pretty much every year. It’s raining now too, outside my window; that’s what got me thinking about it.I...
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