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prepared: it began to rain and i waited for it to stop. i became prepared for it to stop so i could run inside my home without getting soaked,
gpt
it was pouring down rain when i got home so i grabbed all my stuff and got ready for a break in the rain so i could get in the house without getting soaked.
gpt
Were you able to avoid the rain?  
gpt
yes thankfully i was able to get in the house without rain falling on me
gpt
That is good!  It seems like you dodged the bullet!
gpt
yeah except i had to walk thru the rain puddles to make it into the house so my shoes and the bottom of my pants got wet.