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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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