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...:~*†$£@ DRESSED,  AND   OUTSIDE   THE  RAIN  HAD @£$†*~:...
....:~*†$£ TURNED INTO SNOW  SO THICK  THAT IT  WAS £$†*~:....
.....:~*†$ AS DENSE FOG ... AND  THEN I WENT TO GET $†*~:.....
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.......:~* TALKED A LITTLE. NOW BECAUSE I WAS  HIGH *~:.......
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.......:~* AN UMBRELLA AGAINST  THE SNOW, BUT  SNOW *~:.......
......:~*† ALL OVER MY FACE ANYWAY, AND  I WONDERED †*~:......
.....:~*†$        ABOUT MYSELF, AND MY LIFE         $†*~:.....
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