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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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