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.,~==$@¶@# TODAY IT RAINED, AND I  WOULD GO OUTSIDE #@¶@$==~,.
.,~==$@¶@@ I THOUGHT, SO I  SMOKED A  PIPE  AND GOT @@¶@$==~,.
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.,~==$@¶@# TURNED INTO SNOW  SO  THICK THAT  IT WAS #@¶@$==~,.
.,~==$@¶## AS DENSE FOG  ... AND THEN I WENT TO GET ##¶@$==~,.
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.,~==$@¶## TALKED A  LITTLE. NOW BECAUSE I WAS HIGH ##¶@$==~,.
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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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