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*-^....... dressed,   and  outside   the  rain  had .......^-*
$*-^...... turned  into snow  so thick  that it was ......^-*$
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##£$*-^... talked  a little. now because i was high ...^-*$£##
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###£$*-^.. all over my face  anyway, and i wondered ..^-*$£###
##£$*-^...        about myself, and my life         ...^-*$£##
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