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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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