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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 &....&&...
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