As we sat eating our dinner, the sky, which had appeared threatening all day, suddenly opened up and a downpour the likes of which I have never seen, just plummeted down to Earth. Continual flickering of background lightening was soon replaced with constant bright flashes of light and accompanied by rumbles of angry thunder. After an hour, the thunder became so loud it was frightening and one clap actually forced screams from the lips of all at the restaurant. And so, Tropical Storm Ketsana was unleashed upon an unsuspecting Hoi An. For 24 hours, with the exception of an eery five hours of utter silence, she rained steadily down on the little heritage town. The wind was strong and whipped the trees like they were licorice straps. We were all warned not to go out as
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