The streets flooded and still the rain came. They walked in water that nipped at their shins, slipping on manhole covers or tripping in hidden potholes. One fell while crossing a narrow intersection and was nearly swept away by the frothing water.
A figure approached, skimming atop the flood as though it were only damp sidewalk. They questioned him about his prowess.
"It is only as deep as you let it be," he told them. A sodden fedora floated past, and one of them abruptly sank to the thigh in the ankle-deep water.
The man glided away. They slogged on.
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