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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 ##@&***«~.
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....~****@ 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 ###&***«~.
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