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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 #£@&=†~^..
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..^~†=&@£# AN UMBRELLA AGAINST THE  SNOW, BUT  SNOW #£@&=†~^..
...^~†=&@£ ALL OVER MY FACE ANYWAY, AND  I WONDERED £@&=†~^...
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