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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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