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.....~\†§@          ..#§ AN ANECDOTE §#..           @§†\~.....
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...~\†§@@# TODAY IT RAINED, AND I WOULD  GO OUTSIDE #@@§†\~...
..~\†§@@## I THOUGHT, SO  I SMOKED A  PIPE  AND GOT ##@@§†\~..
.~\†§@@### DRESSED,  AND  OUTSIDE   THE  RAIN   HAD ###@@§†\~.
..~\†§@@## TURNED  INTO SNOW SO  THICK THAT IT  WAS ##@@§†\~..
...~\†§@@# AS DENSE FOG ... AND THEN I  WENT TO GET #@@§†\~...
....~\†§@@ THE MAIL,  BUT THERE WAS A WOMAN  AND WE @@§†\~....
.....~\†§@ TALKED A LITTLE. NOW BECAUSE  I WAS HIGH @§†\~.....
......~\†§ AND IT  WAS  SNOWING  SO FUNNY AND I HAD §†\~......
.......~\† AN UMBRELLA AGAINST  THE SNOW,  BUT SNOW †\~.......
........~\ ALL OVER MY FACE ANYWAY,  AND I WONDERED \~........
.........~        ABOUT MYSELF, AND MY LIFE         ~.........
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