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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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