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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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