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| We were at the park this morning when what we thought would be a brief normal thunderstorm turned into a pretty violent and protracted one. We took shelter in the covered part of a courtyard across the street at an NYU law building to wait it out. Maddy settled in to sniff the stormy air. |
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| Suddenly there was a really bright bolt of lightening and a simultaneous huge clap of thunder. Maddy’s look said “What the hell was THAT?” Then she wanted to come up on my lap. |
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| I hugged her and we watched the storm together. |
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| She was still not keen on the explosive thunder. At a break, I carried her home under the umbrella, with stops at the drugstore and some scaffolding. She was fine as long as she was riding. |