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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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