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££#**^/~,¨ 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 ¨¨¨~///^*£
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###£*^/~,¨ an umbrella  against the snow,  but snow ¨,~/^*£###
##£#*^/~,¨ all over my face anyway,  and i wondered ¨,~/^*#£##
#*/~¨¨¨¨¨¨         about myself, and my life        ¨¨¨¨¨¨~/*#
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