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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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