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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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