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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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