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..,==†%£## 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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