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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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