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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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