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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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