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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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