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$*=»~,,,,,          ,,#$ an anecdote $#,,           ,,,,,~»=*$
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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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