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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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