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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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