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Rewrite the following sentence to make it easier to read: Taking into account the fact that it was raining heavily outside, and the roads were slippery due to the wet surface, it was decided that the car trip to the beach would be postponed to a later date.

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"Because of the heavy rain, the car trip to the beach was postponed."
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The car trip to the beach was postponed due to heavy rain.