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Humors were abounding in Washington Tuesday about the weather. It’s supposed to come tonight—said one. This afternoon—said another. Four or five inches said the first. No, six or seven, said the other.
By Wednesday morning the weather was no longer a subject for rumohs but rather a substantial, extremely tangible substance on the streets, cars, cows, and anything else standing outside. The latest forecast—eight inches.
And school was closed again. Monday’s partial opening wasn’t counted a
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