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When Dave awoke the rain was coming down gently. So far, owing to the dense foliage, none of the drops had reached him, and it was an easy matter for him and Barringford to shift to a spot where the shelter was even better.
"This is going to be a steady rain," said the old frontiersman, which was a true prediction, for the storm lasted the greater part of the day.