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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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