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The weather was vile. In this respect Hans Castorp had no luck during the brief term of his visit. It did not snow, but rained all day long, a hateful downpour; thick mist wrapped the valley, while electric storms -- an absurd and uncalled-for phenomenon, considering it was so cold that the heat had been turned on -- rolled and reverberated disagreeably through the valley.
"Too bad," Joachim said. "I thought we might take our luncheons and climb up to the Schatzalp, or something like that. But it seems it is not to happen. Let us hope the last week will be better."