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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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