New_JJ Yorkers_NP1 Near_II a_AT1 Saturation_NN1 Point_NN1 A_ZZ1 16th-century_JJ lawyer_NN1 ,_, Hippolytus_NP1 de_NP1 Marsiliis_NP1 ,_, noticed_VVD how_RRQ water_NN1 slowly_RR dripping_VVG onto_II a_AT1 rock_NN1 eventually_RR created_VVN a_AT1 hollow_NN1 in_II the_AT stone_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 got_VVD him_PPHO1 thinking_VVG :_: What_DDQ would_VM happen_VVI if_CSW a_AT1 human_JJ being_NN1 's_GE forehead_NN1 was_VBDZ subjected_VVN to_II the_AT same_DA treatment_NN1 ?_? 
Legend_NN1 claims_VVZ it_PPH1 eventually_RR drives_VVZ the_AT person_NN1 crazy_JJ ._. 
For_IF reasons_NN2 unclear_JJ ,_, the_AT procedure_NN1 came_VVD to_TO be_VBI known_VVN as_II "_" Chinese_JJ water_NN1 torture_NN1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB in_II 21st-century_JJ New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, the_AT ordeal_NN1 could_VM simply_RR be_VBI "_" daily_JJ life_NN1 ._. "_" 
We_PPIS2 may_VM be_VBI years_NNT2 away_II21 from_II22 a_AT1 true_JJ understanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT psychological_JJ effects_NN2 of_IO the_AT rain_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ fallen_VVN for_IF 15_MC of_IO the_AT first_MD 19_MC days_NNT2 of_IO June_NPM1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ too_RG soon_RR to_TO know_VVI whether_CSW humans_NN2 will_VM adapt_VVI to_II living_NN1 ,_, in_II effect_NN1 ,_, in_II an_AT1 alternate_JJ universe_NN1 in_II which_DDQ water_NN1 has_VHZ replaced_VVN air_NN1 ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 many_DA2 New_JJ Yorkers_NP1 ,_, the_AT drops_NN2 on_II the_AT forehead_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 --_NN1 Every_AT1 !_! 
Single_JJ !_! 
Day_NNT1 !_! --_NN1 have_VH0 clearly_RR taken_VVN the_AT toll_NN1 imagined_VVN by_II de_NP1 Marsiliis_NP1 ._. 
Routine_NN1 ,_, stipulated_JJ annoyance_NN1 at_II inclement_NN1 weather_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN something_PN1 darker_JJR ._. 
Rain_NN1 rage_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, subways_NN2 smelled_VVD like_II sweaty_JJ locker_NN1 rooms_NN2 ,_, and_CC riders_NN2 openly_RR seethed_VVD ._. 
Dog_NN1 runs_NN2 were_VBDR as_RG quiet_JJ as_CSA dark_JJ alleys_NN2 as_CSA their_APPGE usual_JJ guests_NN2 stayed_VVD home_RL ,_, urinating_VVG on_II rugs_NN2 ._. 
Stinky_JJ brimstone_NN1 steam_NN1 rose_VVD from_II manholes_NN2 ._. 
The_AT spokes_NN2 of_IO millions_NNO2 of_IO cheap_JJ umbrellas_NN2 on_II crowded_JJ sidewalks_NN2 lurched_VVD at_II passing_JJ eyeballs_NN2 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 seeking_VVG to_II skewer_NN1 them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT Gregorian_JJ calendar_NN1 itself_PPX1 seemed_VVD cruelly_RR sarcastic_JJ ,_, the_AT words_NN2 "_" Summer_NNT1 Begins_VVZ "_" conjuring_VVG memories_NN2 of_IO Junes_NP2 past_RL ._. 
Warm_JJ and_CC dry_JJ Junes_NPM2 ;_; lost_VVD Junes_NP2 ._. 
Even_RR death_NN1 began_VVD to_TO lose_VVI its_APPGE grip_NN1 on_II the_AT imagination_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS it_PPH1 dies_VVZ ,_, it_PPH1 dies_VVZ ,_, "_" shrugged_VVD Seamus_NP1 Macaulay_NP1 ,_, 35_MC ,_, as_CSA he_PPHS1 sat_VVD in_II a_AT1 NoHo_NN1 bar_NN1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ._. 
"_" If_CS it_PPH1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ talking_VVG about_II his_APPGE backyard_NN1 garden_NN1 in_II Astoria_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN flooded_VVN for_IF days_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB clearly_RR a_AT1 disregard_NN1 for_IF humanity_NN1 ,_, too_RR ,_, is_VBZ approaching_VVG on_II this_DD1 slope_NN1 made_VVD slippery_JJ by_II rain_NN1 ._. 
Rain_NN1 rage_NN1 ruled_VVN at_II Yankee_NN1 Stadium_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT new_JJ one_PN1 ,_, not_XX the_AT old_JJ one_PN1 ,_, although_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ difficult_JJ to_TO tell_VVI the_AT two_MC apart_RL on_II Thursday_NPD1 ,_, even_CS21 though_CS22 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 game_NN1 day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT stands_NN2 were_VBDR empty_JJ with_IW a_AT1 rain_NN1 delay_NN1 ,_, while_CS the_AT Hard_JJ Rock_NN1 Cafe_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ packed_VVN ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN sitting_VVG here_RL for_IF five_MC hours_NNT2 ,_, "_" said_VVD John_NP1 Coito_NP1 ,_, 32_MC ,_, a_AT1 cabinetmaker_NN1 from_II Danbury_NP1 ,_, Conn._NP1 ,_, on_II his_APPGE first_MD visit_NN1 to_II the_AT stadium_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VHZ been_VBN raining_VVG ,_, what_DDQ ,_, like_II 20_MC days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT month_NNT1 ._. "_" 
(_( Rain_NN1 rage_NN1 !_! 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ uttered_VVN on_II the_AT 18th_MD day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT month_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB to_II Mr._NNB Coito_NP1 's_GE credit_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 he_PPHS1 could_VM speak_VVI ._. 
Several_DA2 soggy_JJ Yankee_NN1 fans_NN2 responded_VVN to_II rain-related_JJ queries_NN2 with_IW slurred_JJ non_NN221 sequiturs_NN222 ,_, and_CC gave_VVD silly_JJ fake_JJ names_NN2 ._. 
Were_VBDR they_PPHS2 intoxicated_VVN ,_, or_CC was_VBDZ it_PPH1 just_RR rain_VV0 rage_NN1 ?_? )_) 
Plato_NP1 wrote_VVD that_CST the_AT lost_JJ city_NN1 of_IO Atlantis_NP1 sank_VVD in_II the_AT ocean_NN1 "_" in_II a_AT1 single_JJ day_NNT1 and_CC night_NNT1 of_IO misfortune_NN1 ._. "_" 
It_PPH1 got_VVD off_RP easy_JJ ._. 
Beach_NN1 party_NN1 organizers_NN2 struggled_VVN for_IF hope_NN1 :_: "_" People_NN with_IW bathing_VVG suits_NN2 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ raining_VVG outside_RL ,_, they_PPHS2 still_RR can_VM dance_VVI with_IW the_AT D.J._NP1 ,_, "_" said_VVD a_AT1 clearly_RR rain-addled_JJ David_NP1 Saranga_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 consulate_NN1 spokesman_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 still_RR can_VM enjoy_VVI the_AT music_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 still_RR can_VM play_VVI ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ how_RRQ we_PPIS2 behave_VV0 in_II Tel_NP1 Aviv_NP1 if_CS it_PPH1 rains_VVZ ._. "_" 
In_II Coney_NP1 Island_NNL1 ,_, Saturday_NPD1 's_GE Mermaid_NN1 Parade_NN1 is_VBZ committed_VVN to_II stepping_VVG off_RP come_VV0 rain_NN1 or_CC --_NN1 ha_UH !_! --_JJ shine_NN1 ._. 
Engrained_VVD in_II the_AT mythos_NN2 of_IO the_AT parade_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 appeal_NN1 to_II the_AT water_NN1 goddess_NN1 ,_, for_IF good_JJ weather_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ my_APPGE own_DA obligation_NN1 to_TO take_VVI responsibility_NN1 for_IF improving_VVG the_AT weather_NN1 for_IF New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Dick_NP1 Zigun_NP1 ,_, the_AT parade_NN1 organizer_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 big_JJ job_NN1 tomorrow_RT ._. "_" 
(_( Penn_NP1 State_NN1 forecast_NN1 :_: thunderstorms_NN2 ._. 
Rain_NN1 rage_NN1 !_! )_) 
An_AT1 Upper_JJ West_ND1 Side_NN1 co-op_20 's_GE annual_JJ spring_NN1 outdoor_JJ potluck_NN1 dinner_NN1 was_VBDZ canceled_JJ --_NN1 for_IF the_AT third_MD time_NNT1 this_DD1 month_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 rooftop_NN1 screening_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 movie_NN1 among_II friends_NN2 in_II Red_JJ Hook_NN1 --_NN1 scrapped_VVD ._. 
Nikita_NP1 Lewis_NP1 ,_, 22_MC ,_, and_CC her_APPGE boyfriend_NN1 put_VVD off_RP their_APPGE date_NN1 night_NNT1 because_CS ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, her_APPGE hair_NN1 looked_VVD awful_JJ ._. 
Albany_NP1 disintegrated_VVD into_II a_AT1 long_JJ drama_NN1 of_IO party_NN1 defection_NN1 and_CC locked-out_JJ state_NN1 senators_NN2 :_: Rain_NN1 rage_NN1 !_! 
The_AT sound_NN1 of_IO summer_NNT1 's_GE approach_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX that_DD1 of_IO flip-flops_NN2 on_II the_AT boardwalk_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT snapping_VVG open_JJ of_IO Zicam_NP1 swabs_VVZ for_IF people_NN who_PNQS felt_VVD a_AT1 cold_NN1 coming_VVG on_II --_NN1 or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 for_IF those_DD2 who_PNQS bought_VVD some_DD before_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ yanked_VVN from_II the_AT shelves_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT coming_JJ Zicam-free_JJ city_NN1 ,_, the_AT big_JJ winners_NN2 looked_VVD to_TO be_VBI poorly_RR reviewed_VVN films_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ were_VBDR sure_JJ to_TO draw_VVI crowds_NN2 this_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, and_CC fat_JJ cells_NN2 :_: Weight_NN1 Watchers_NN2 members_NN2 reported_VVD gains_NN2 this_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
Cabdrivers_NN2 have_VH0 to_TO work_VVI no_AT matter_NN1 the_AT weather_NN1 ._. 
"_" Thank_VV0 God_NP1 for_IF the_AT rain_NN1 to_TO wash_VVI the_AT trash_NN1 off_II the_AT sidewalk_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Travis_NP1 Bickle_NP1 ,_, the_AT insane_JJ vigilante_NN1 title_NN1 character_NN1 in_II "_" Taxi_NN1 Driver_NN1 ._. "_" 
Real_JJ cabbies_NN2 were_VBDR less_RGR enthusiastic_JJ about_II all_DB the_AT precipitation_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ dangerous_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Julio_NP1 Sanchez_NP1 ,_, 61_MC ,_, a_AT1 cabby_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT ground_NN1 is_VBZ wet_JJ and_CC slippery_JJ ._. 
And_CC there_EX 's_VBZ always_RR a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO traffic_NN1 because_CS people_NN drive_VV0 slower_RRR ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 seen_VVN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO accidents_NN2 ._. "_" 
Jose_NP1 Arbona_NP1 ,_, 45_MC ,_, who_PNQS bartends_VVZ at_II the_AT Oak_NN1 Room_NN1 in_II the_AT Plaza_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ in_II a_AT1 cab_NN1 on_II Fifth_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 on_II Thursday_NPD1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 found_VVD himself_PPX1 embroiled_VVN in_II road-rain_JJ rage_NN1 ,_, or_CC rain-road_JJ rage_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ somebody_PN1 in_II the_AT middle_JJ lane_NN1 swerves_VVZ to_II the_AT right_NN1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" Everybody_PN1 swerved_VVD ._. 
My_APPGE driver_NN1 was_VBDZ cursing_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR on_II 19th_MD and_CC Fifth_MD and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG to_II Houston_NP1 and_CC Pitt_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 cursed_VVD all_DB the_AT way_NN1 there_RL ._. "_" 
The_AT skies_NN2 cleared_VVN for_IF a_AT1 while_NNT1 on_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, but_CCB alas_UH ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lame_JJ and_CC loveless_JJ break_NN1 ,_, hot_JJ and_CC muggy_JJ and_CC filled_VVN with_IW chores_NN2 before_II Saturday_NPD1 's_GE expected_JJ return_NN1 to_II the_AT new_JJ wet_JJ normal_JJ ._. 
The_AT dog_NN1 run_VVN at_II Carl_NP1 Schurz_NP1 Park_NN1 on_II the_AT Upper_JJ East_ND1 Side_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW frantic_JJ pups_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE weary_JJ owners_NN2 ._. 
"_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO get_VVI out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Erin_NP1 Lynch_NP1 ,_, 30_MC ,_, an_AT1 occupational_JJ therapist_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ with_IW her_APPGE 2_MC ?_? -year-old-dog_NN1 ,_, Chrissy_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI any_DD plans_NN2 this_DD1 weekend_NNT1 ,_, because_CS I_PPIS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI nice_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC so_RR does_VDZ Chrissy_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX like_VVI the_AT rain_NN1 ,_, and_CC when_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ pouring_VVG all_DB day_NNT1 she_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI to_TO go_VVI outside_JJ --_NN1 even_RR to_TO go_VVI to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 ._. "_" 
