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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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