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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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