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&.&.&.&.&.           ..#$ AN ANECDOTE $#..          &&..&.&.&.
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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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