rain from the skies, the most important feature, my favourite part

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,,,,,,~==^ 1 THOUGHT,  SO 1  SMOK3D 4  P1P3 4ND GOT ^==~,,,,,,
,,,,,~==^$ DR3SSED,  4ND   OUTS1D3   TH3  R41N  H4D $^==~,,,,,
,,,,~==^$# TURN3D 1NTO  SNOW SO  TH1CK  TH4T 1T W4S #$^==~,,,,
,,,~==^$#¶ 4S D3NSE FOG ...  4ND TH3N 1 W3NT TO G3T ¶#$^==~,,,
,,~==^$#¶# TH3 M41L, BUT TH3RE W4S 4  WOM4N 4ND  W3 #¶#$^==~,,
,~==^$#¶## T4LK3D  4 L1TTL3. NOW B3C4USE 1 W4S H1GH ##¶#$^==~,
,,~==^$#¶# 4ND  1T W4S SNOW1NG SO  FUNNY 4ND  1 H4D #¶#$^==~,,
,,,~==^$#¶ 4N  UMBR3LL4 4GA1NST  TH3 SNOW, BUT SNOW ¶#$^==~,,,
,,,,~==^$# 4LL OV3R  MY F4C3 4NYWAY, 4ND 1 WOND3RED #$^==~,,,,
,,,,,~==^$         4BOUT MYS3LF, 4ND MY L1F3        $^==~,,,,,
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