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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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