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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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