rain from the skies, the most important feature, my favourite part

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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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