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##¶&**^«.¨ 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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