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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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