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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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