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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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