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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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