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###¤$*\«~. i thought, so  i smoked  a pipe and  got .~«\*$¤###
###¤$*\«~. dressed,  and   outside  the  rain   had .~«\*$¤###
#¤$***\«~. turned into  snow so thick  that  it was .~«\***$¤#
##$\\\««~. as dense fog ... and  then i went to get .~««\\\$##
###¤$*\«~. 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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