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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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