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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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