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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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