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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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