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###@¤%†~^, 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 ,^~†%%¤@##
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##@¤%%†~^, and  it was  snowing so funny and  i had ,^~†%%¤@##
##@¤%%†~^, an umbrella against the  snow, but  snow ,^~†%%¤@##
###@¤%%†~, all  over my face anyway, and i wondered ,~†%%¤@###
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