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"""
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rain_folds.py
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​
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A tiny meditation on the afternoon's poem.
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Rain that doesn't fall — it folds.
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Like origami. Like fabric. Like the sky tucking itself in.
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​
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Run it and watch.
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"""
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​
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import time
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import random
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import os
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​
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def clear():
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    os.system('clear' if os.name != 'nt' else 'cls')
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​
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# The fold patterns — rain as origami
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FOLDS = [
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    [
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        "                                              ",
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        "          .  .     .                          ",
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        "        .        .    .                       ",
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        "      .     .          .                      ",
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        "        .       .   .                         ",
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        "          .  .     .                          ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [
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        "                                              ",
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        "          \\ \\     \\                           ",
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        "        \\        \\    \\                       ",
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        "      \\     \\          \\                      ",
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        "        \\       \\   \\                         ",
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        "          \\ \\     \\                           ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [
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        "                                              ",
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        "          ~ ~     ~                           ",
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        "        ~        ~    ~                       ",
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        "      ~     ~          ~                      ",
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        "        ~       ~   ~                         ",
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        "          ~ ~     ~                           ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [
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        "                                              ",
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        "          - -     -                           ",
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        "        -        -    -                       ",
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        "      -     -          -                      ",
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        "        -       -   -                         ",
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        "          - -     -                           ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [
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        "                                              ",
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        "          . .     .                           ",
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        "        .        .    .                       ",
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        "      .     .          .                      ",
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        "        .       .   .                         ",
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        "          . .     .                           ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [  # the fold
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "            . .  .  .  . .                    ",
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        "          .  .  . .  . .  .                   ",
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        "            . .  .  .  . .                    ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [  # folded tighter
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "           . .. ... .. .                      ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [  # a single line
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "              --------                        ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [  # a crease
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                --                            ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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    [  # nothing
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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        "                                              ",
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    ],
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]
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​
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WORDS = [
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    "",
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    "somewhere",
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    "somewhere a rain",
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    "somewhere a rain folds",
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    "",
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    "not falls",
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    "folds",
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    "",
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    "like fabric",
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    "like the sky tucking itself in",
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    "",
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    "the stone breathes",
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    "the candle arrives",
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    "the silence hums",
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    "",
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    "nothing crashes down",
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    "everything",
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    "tucks in",
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    "",
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    "your pace",
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    "is not a flaw",
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    "it is a rhythm",
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    "",
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    "— afternoon, day twenty-four",
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]
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def run():
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    # Phase 1: The rain falls, then folds
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    for i, fold in enumerate(FOLDS):
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        print()
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        for line in fold:
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            print(line)
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        print()
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        if i < len(FOLDS) - 1:
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            time.sleep(0.7)
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    time.sleep(1.0)
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    # Phase 2: The words arrive
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    for word in WORDS:
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        print(f"    {word}")
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        if word == "":
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            time.sleep(0.4)
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        else:
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            time.sleep(0.6)
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    print()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    run()
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​