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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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