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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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