A Sudden Splash

I trotted along the stone path to a big cast-iron drinking fountain! Jutting from the side was a spring-loaded metal push-button lever. I jumped up, grabbed the cold steel handle with both gloved hands, and hung all my weight down! Clack-pssshh! A clear arc of water shot up into the air, glittering in the midday light and splashing right back onto the wet stone basin. Drip, drop, splash! I hopped back down, tapping my heels against the flagstones in time with the steady gurgle. What a splashy rhythm!

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