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..@@.@.@@. TURNED INTO SNOW  SO  THICK THAT  IT WAS ..@.@@@..@
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@@@@.@.@@. AN  UMBRELLA AGAINST THE SNOW, BUT  SNOW @@@@..@.@@
....@@@@.@ ALL OVER MY  FACE ANYWAY, AND I WONDERED @...@.@@@.
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