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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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