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@&***~~,,,           ,,#* AN ANECDOTE *#,,          ,,,~~***&@
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#@@&***~~, TODAY IT RAINED, AND I WOULD  GO OUTSIDE ,~~***&@@#
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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 ,,,,,~~***
&***~~,,,, 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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