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##@&£=^=:. THE  MAIL, BUT THERE WAS A WOMAN AND  WE .:=^=£&@##
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&£=^=:.... AN  UMBRELLA AGAINST  THE SNOW, BUT SNOW ....:=^=£&
£=^=:..... ALL  OVER MY FACE ANYWAY, AND I WONDERED .....:=^=£
=^=:......         ABOUT MYSELF, AND MY LIFE        ......:=^=
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