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,,,,,,~«:^ 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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