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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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