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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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