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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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