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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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