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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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