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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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