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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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