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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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