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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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