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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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