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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 .~~^*%&&¶¶
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