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&.&...&...           ..#¤ AN ANECDOTE ¤#..          &&...&..&.
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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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