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It looked like rain.The sky was gray.It was almost noon, but the sun was hidden by a grayblanket.It was cool.There were no birds flying anywhere.A couple of birds sat on the telephone wire.Bob was standing outside talking to Bill.They both had their hands in their pockets.They knew that it was probably going to rain shortly.A sudden breeze blew some leaves off a tree onto thesidewalk.A young woman wearing a dark blue coat and jeanswalked by.She was walking a small dog.It was pure white and pretty.It sniffed at a tree trunk.The woman waited patiently.Finally, the dog lifted its leg.Bob said that he liked the rain.It was a nice change from the usual hot Los Angelesweather.And the plants could always use the extra water.Bill said the only thing he didn't like about rain wasthat all the motor oil on the streets would get washedinto the ocean, and so would all the trash."But that never stops the surfers," Bob said."They don't seem to care what's in the water, as longas there are waves to surf on".TRADUÇÃO
Parecia chuva.O céu estava cinza.Era quase meio-dia, mas o sol estava escondido porum cobertor cinza.Estava legal.Não havia pássaros voando em nenhum lugar.Um casal de pássaros pousava no fio do telefone.Bob estava do lado de fora conversando com Bill.Ambos estavam com as mãos nos bolsos.Eles sabiam que provavelmente iria chover em breve.Uma brisa repentina soprou algumas folhas de umaárvore na calçada.Uma jovem vestindo um casaco azul escuro e jeanspassou.Ela estava passeando com um cachorro pequeno.Era branco puro e bonito.Ele cheirou um tronco de árvore.A mulher esperou pacientemente.Finalmente, o cachorro levantou a perna.Bob disse que gostava da chuva.Foi uma boa mudança em relação ao clima quentehabitual de Los Angeles.E as plantas sempre poderiam usar a água extra.Bill disse que a única coisa que ele não gostava nachuva era que todo o óleo de motor das ruas serialevado para o oceano, e assim como todo o lixo."Mas isso nunca pára os surfistas", disse Bob."Eles não parecem se importar com o que está naágua, desde que haja ondas para surfar".