All ski gloves get wet to some degree, and they take a really long time to dry.

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While being sprayed with fire hoses and surrounded by smoke, explosions, and gunfire, instructors sent us in all different directions: bear crawling to the surf to get wet and sandy, to the grinder to perform hundreds and hundreds of flutter kicks, pull-ups, and pushups.

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Dad would get the silent treatment all night if John were to show up home all wet.

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