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association between rain and spiritual beings, if you insist on stuffy formal language
Rain is part of the [[water cycle]], in which "rain falls from the clouds, evaporates, and turns into moisture in the air, which then condenses to form new clouds and thus begins the cycle once again." [http://www.ebscobooks.com/books/ProductDetails.asp?CatalogID=90977]
Rain is part of the [[water cycle]], in which "rain falls from the clouds, evaporates, and turns into moisture in the air, which then condenses to form new clouds and thus begins the cycle once again." [http://www.ebscobooks.com/books/ProductDetails.asp?CatalogID=90977]
==The hydrological cycle==
Scientifically speaking, rain is a form of [[precipitation]].
Rain is formed when [[water vapor]] condenses within [[cloud]]s. As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.{{fact}}
Rain is formed when [[water vapor]] condenses within [[cloud]]s. As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.{{fact}}
The notion that rain is made when fairies cry is found in poetry and song{{fact}}.
==Rain in poetry and song==
The association between rain and spiritual beings is found in poetry and song.
*Love is but a song we sing, fear's the way we die; you can make the mountains ring or make the angels cry." ("Let's Get Together", [[Chet Powers]])
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==See also==
==See also==