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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 ..&.&&.&..
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