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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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