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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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