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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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