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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 ,:~:*&####
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