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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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