Hyderabad — With punishing torrents from the skies turning Telangana into one large communal swimming pool, citizens have adapted quickly by memories of their school swimming lessons and have said roundly, “When life gives you rainfall, make a freestyle stroke!”.
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As the heavens emptied out and the humble umbrella rapidly upgraded to an endangered artifact, people of Telangana have reportedly evolved gills overnight. With cars and bikes rendered useless, stats show that swimming trunks and raincoats rank as the hottest fashion trends of 2021.
Local rubber duck manufacturers can’t believe their luck while ‘Aquafitness’ has become the newest add-on to all digital fitness subscriptions. People are spotted navigating the streets with strokes ranging from freestyle to butterfly, effectively destroying the notion of ‘rush hour traffic’.
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Hyderabad’s photogenic Charminar, overrun by school of fish, has morphed into the city’s most Instragrammable snorkeling site. Raincoat-clad food delivery riders have become modern-day Neptunes delivering Biryani across the submerged city.
Even the street dogs, accustomed to lounging around in the scorching summers, are now seen taking a quick backstroke across puddles to their favorite barking spots. The bustling streets, typically ridden with blaring horns, are now resonating with the sounds of splashes and honking ducks.
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A self-proclaimed ‘Drenched Soccer Mom’, Mrs. Sharma, merrily backstroking to the local grocery said, “We’ve simply embraced our new lifestyle. My morning walk has become a morning swim, and I must add, the weight loss results are quite spectacular!”.
While the unexpected swimming craze isn’t exactly what residents of Telangana had in mind for the monsoon season, there’s a general sense of aquatic camaraderie in the air. It seems that when dealt a downpour, the Hyderabadi spirit simply adapts and keeps swimming.
Disclaimer: This is a work of satire for entertainment purposes.
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